East Clarendon High School students are left mourning the loss of one of their fellow classmates. A seventeen year-old boy was killed in a fatal car accident late Saturday night as he was driving home from work. As he traveled along US 301 North, he lost control of his 2001 Mercury Sable and swerved off the highway. Investigators aren’t positive as to why he lost control of his vehicle but he may have fallen asleep at the wheel. They do not believe that alcohol was a factor. Though he was wearing a seat belt at the time, it wasn’t enough to save his life in this horrific crash.
As fellow classmates returned to school Monday morning, there was an obvious mood of devastation. According to Principal Kelvin Lemon in this news report, “As students came in, you could see the hurt in their eyes. It was a rainy day outside, so that kind of made it worse. We had our counselors and about 12 ministers on hand for the students.”
The young man was very popular at East Clarendon and played on the football team. He was also very involved with the culinary arts program. One of his classmates said, “I knew [him] personally as well as his family. They were great people and always honest, willing to help and genuine. [He] stood up for me on many occasions and I will always be indebted to him for that.” As a Columbia personal injury laywer, I was devastated to hear this news. It’s always tragic to hear about a life that was taken too soon.
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