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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
An entire town is mourning the death of a Ragland High School cheerleader who died in a car crash Monday night. It's been just over 24 hours since the accident and her family, friends, and people in Ragland came together to remember her life.
In a town of just over 1,500 where the schools, library, fire station, and churches sit in about a four block radius - a car accident is devastating - particularly when it claims the life of someone just starting out.
"She was loved by a lot of people and she always will be," Tristin Poe, a classmate said.
An entire town gathered at the United Methodist Church to remember the life of 16-year-old Kristan Cox.
"Everybody loved her," Darian Foreman, a close friend said. "She was so sweet. She meant so much to everybody in Ragland."
"I'm sad, shook up," Hali Oliver, a close friend who was in the car said.
14 year old Hali Oliver was in the car accident with her best friend Kristan Monday night. The crash left her with a fractured hip and burns.
"I mean, I remember the car when we went around the curve," Oliver said. "That's all I remember."
She wore Kristan's cheerleading sweatshirt and didn't hesitate to share pictures and memories.
"She was funny," Oliver said. "She made a joke about everything. She never wanted to be sad."
The accident happened on Providence Road. Police tell us, the group of teenagers crashed into this tree after coming around a tight curve too fast. Kristan was a passenger and was ejected from the car having no seatbelt on.
Her close friends say, the prayer vigil is the beginning of their time to heal.
"There weren't a lot of people at school," Poe said. "It was kind of a depressing thing. The hallways were quiet, the kids were crying, the teachers were crying. It was really sad."
The family says, the teens were on their way to hang out with friends. Two of the teens were treated and released from a hospital. Police are still investigating the crash.
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