First Funeral Held for UGA Students Killed in Crash

DUNWOODY, GA -- Dunwoody United Methodist Church was the scene for the first funeral for the group of UGA students who were killed last week in an Oconee County crash.

The service for Dunwoody's Halle Grace Scott, 19, was held Sunday at the church. Scott not only was a member, but also served on mission trips. She was also a 2014 graduate of Dunwoody High School, as well as an honor student and cheerleader, according to her online obituary.

Scott, 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, and remains in critical condition.

The 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.