Dunwoody Teen Among UGA Students Killed in Crash

ATHENS, GA -- A Dunwoody teen was among four University of Georgia students who were killed in a car wreck late Wednesday in Oconee County.

Halle Scott, 19, of Dunwoody, along with Kayla Canedo, 19, of Alpharetta; Brittany Feldman, 20, of Alpharetta; and Christina Semeria, 19, of Milton died. Agnes Kim, 21, of Snellville, was the driver of the car. She was in critical condition Thursday.

The victims, all of them women, were in a white car that struck another vehicle on Highway 15, a two-lane, just outside of Watkinsville, Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry announced in one of a string of posts on the sheriff's office Facebook page.

The driver of the other vehicle, Abby Short, 27, of Demorest, also was hospitalized.

"We grieve with them and we pray for comfort and solace during these unimaginable circumstances," Berry said.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, the crash occurred around 8:55 p.m. on April 27. A white Toyota Camry was traveling northbound on GA 15 and then, for unknown reasons, traveled into the southbound lanes and was struck on the passenger side by a blue Chevrolet Cobalt.

Troopers do not suspect that alcohol was a contributing factor in the crash.

According to the Athens Banner-Herald, the victims' car ended up in a ditch after the wreck. Three of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene and the fourth died after being taken to Athens Regional Medical Center.

One of the vehicles in the wreck had a Gwinnett County license plate and the other had a University of Georgia license plate.

University of Georgia President Jere Morehead sent out an email early Thursday expressing sympathy to the victims' friends and families.

"We extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of our students who were victims," Morehead wrote in the email. "We ask that you keep these students and their family and friends in your thoughts and prayers."

As news spread late Wednesday of the crash, a crowd of people gathered at the Young Life Center on UGA's campus, according to the Red & Black campus newspaper.

On Facebook, Berry said he spent the night at the hospital with friends and family members of the victims.

"To the YoungLife group and leaders that were at the hospital, as well as the other young men and women that were there ... You were patient, compassionate, respectful and prayerful I am thankful to have met you and see your love and concern," Berry said.

The Georgia State Patrol was investigating the cause of the crash on Thursday.