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post Apr 19 2005, 06:30 PM
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For those of you local to the Atlanta area, you've probably heard the story of the girl killed in a car accident yesterday.

"LAWRENCEVILLE — A teenager died on Interstate 85 on Monday after her car was rear-ended by a van, causing it to burst into flames.
The victim was 17-year-old Kelley Halpern of Lawrenceville. Halpern was a student at Berkmar High School, said Officer Valerie Southard, spokeswoman for the Gwinnett County Police Department.
Authorities said Halpern was driving a Honda Civic north on I-85 just before Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road at 2:50 p.m. when she slowed her car for traffic. A white van traveling behind her struck the rear of the Civic, thrusting the car forward to collide with a Ford Explorer in front of her, said Sgt. Dan Huggins of the Gwinnett County Police Department.
Halpern became trapped inside the wreckage, Huggins said. Before the other two drivers or emergency responders could extricate her, the car caught fire and exploded into flames. She died at the scene.
Officer L. Yates of Gwinnett police was one of the first officers to arrive.
“She was still alive when Suwanee police got here,” Yates said. “She was panicking, trying to get out, but she couldn’t.”
Yates said both the driver of the van and the Explorer had also tried unsuccessfully to free her from the wreckage.
The driver of the van, Hong Kim, 59, of unknown residence, was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center with injuries that were not life threatening. The driver of the Explorer was not injured.
Huggins said charges are pending against Kim.
Motorists on I-85 north experienced long delays between 3:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday as authorities investigated and cleared the accident scene. Two left lanes of the highway were closed, according to officials at the Georgia Department of Transportation."



That's horrible. We weren't very close, but we'd pass each other in the halls everyday and smile and say hi. She was just that nice to everyone.

It angers me how my school isn't doing anything to remember her other than a moment of silence. Dumbasses.

She was only seventeen and it wasn't even her fault. She died from the car's flames.

I couldn't help but cry when I found out last night and this morning when I got to school knowing she won't be there anymore.

Kids, be careful. Even if you're driving alright, it's too often that you're in an accident because of someone else's dumb mistake. Take it easy and God Bless.



RIP, Kelley. We love you.
 

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xoxo_koala_kisses_   RIP kiddo.   Apr 19 2005, 06:30 PM
iheartsimba   Omg..you knew her? I have heard of that, saw that...   Apr 19 2005, 06:31 PM
xoxo_koala_kisses_   QUOTE(iheartsimba @ Apr 19 2005, 7:31 PM)Omg....   Apr 19 2005, 06:34 PM
starlette   Something like that happened to a girl I was frien...   Apr 19 2005, 06:34 PM
helllla jankyyyy   Gosh that's saddd. r.i.p   Apr 19 2005, 06:34 PM
EmmalieV   Wow , thats sad. May she rest in peace.   Apr 19 2005, 06:42 PM
IamRad   sad.. RIP   Apr 19 2005, 06:45 PM
Szeh   My friends friend died too. By getting ran over. ...   Apr 19 2005, 06:58 PM
xoxo_koala_kisses_   Thanks, everyone. Good to know people care. She wo...   Apr 19 2005, 07:02 PM
CuteAznBoixD   Dang....Thats sad =(   Apr 19 2005, 07:05 PM
DanielleMaria05   That happened to a woman in my town. There is stil...   Apr 19 2005, 08:00 PM
emoBISCUIT   I know how you feel. My friend, Alex, died in an A...   Apr 19 2005, 08:05 PM
Shattered_Hope   That's so sad. Rest in peace...   Apr 19 2005, 08:22 PM
Skyline Drive   Oh my gosh that's so horrible. It makes me thi...   Apr 19 2005, 08:29 PM
tweeak   oh, actually, i hadnt. but i read it on your xanga...   Apr 19 2005, 08:34 PM
MyVermilionPlague   Aw, that's so sad... R.I.P. I hate hearing a...   Apr 19 2005, 08:36 PM
sharerol   Aw, how sad. I'm so sorry. May she rest in p...   Apr 19 2005, 09:19 PM
JustPeachy   omg thats so sad... R.I.P I don't think I he...   Apr 19 2005, 10:07 PM
kryzcoak47luv666   I hate to hear when young people lose their lives ...   Apr 19 2005, 11:54 PM
InLove_x   Geez, thats well sad Even more when they were sa...   Apr 20 2005, 02:53 AM
blah122986   i just got into an accident yesterday...i hit da c...   Apr 22 2005, 02:26 PM
sammehmyst   I kind of know how it feels, horrible. I'm so ...   Apr 22 2005, 03:06 PM
WinterNights2   Rot In pieces.   Apr 22 2005, 03:16 PM
bandgeek05   I knew her. She was my best friend for an upwards ...   Apr 23 2005, 09:30 PM
xoxo_koala_kisses_   QUOTE(bandgeek05 @ Apr 23 2005, 10:30 PM)I kn...   Apr 23 2005, 11:20 PM
toodlepops.   RIP Kelley.   Apr 23 2005, 10:06 PM
angel_revelation   wow that's so sad... RIP. how is everyone a...   Apr 23 2005, 10:37 PM
liloandstitchx3   yeah. something like that's happened in SF. I ...   Apr 23 2005, 10:58 PM
JlIaTMK   wtf winter nights? you're an a-hole, and im no...   Apr 23 2005, 11:23 PM
Spiritual Winged Aura   Wow, this topic is related to this topic: http://w...   Apr 23 2005, 11:28 PM
bandgeek05   I actually don't go to Berkmar. I'm in the...   Apr 24 2005, 01:22 PM
xoxo_koala_kisses_   Wow, that's amazing. I'm happy that her fa...   Apr 24 2005, 01:56 PM
q-tips rule   aww how sad =[ RIP   Apr 25 2005, 10:16 PM
SMUSHiENESS   omgosh, that is so sad. Your school should have so...   Apr 25 2005, 10:23 PM
vampireduster   wow i am sorry that is sad RIP   Apr 27 2005, 06:32 PM
ROARxD   oh my; friends of hers are crying and feeling bad;...   May 26 2005, 06:16 PM
bRoKeNxALoNE   Oh man. That sucks. There has been a few teen de...   May 26 2005, 07:10 PM
tweeak   two kids from northview died yesterday. they were ...   May 26 2005, 08:20 PM


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