Candlelight vigil for Fairborn High School student killed in Greene County crash

FAIRBORN — The Fairborn School District will have a candlelight vigil tonight and additional counseling Monday for the Fairborn High student who lost her life in an accident Friday, a school spokesperson said Saturday.

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Counseling is available late this afternoon from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The candlelight vigil will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at Fairborn High School.

“Our hearts are with all of the families involved,” a spokesperson said.

Counseling will also be available Monday at Fairborn High School from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

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A driver killed in a Beavercreek Twp. crash late Friday morning was identified as a Fairborn High School student, according to Fairborn City Schools Superintendent Gene Lolli.

The driver, who has not been formally named by state troopers or the district, was the victim of the deadly crash on Dayton-Xenia Road and Trebein Road. The crash happened around 11:50 a.m. involving a Volkswagen Beetle and a dump truck.

A preliminary investigation found the Beetle was traveling east on Dayton-Xenia Road when it entered the intersection and was hit by a dump truck traveling south on Trebein Road, state troopers said in a media release issued Friday afternoon.

The driver was pronounced dead on the scene. Her name was not released, pending notification of family and further investigation.

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News Center 7′s Brandon Lewis spoke with people Friday night who describe the student as smart, a go-getter and well-rounded student.

He also talked with a senior who said lost her best friend and is still in shock over what happened.

She spoke with Lewis because she wants people to remember who her friend was.

“I walked into the school and everybody that was still there for sports after school and everything, everybody was a mess,” said Haley Miller. “Everybody was crying.”

Haley said her best friend touched so many people.

“It just really hit everybody really hard because just because of how involved she was and she knew everybody,” she said to Lewis. “I don’t know how to feel. I’ve never lost anybody this close to me before.”

Troopers tell News Center 7 two other teens were in the car and went to the hospital.

We do not know their conditions or if they are also Fairborn students.

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