3 Cumming high school students from Atlanta, Georgia killed in spring break crash in Florida, 4th clings to life after car losing control & crashing. Students attended Horizon Christian Academy in Forsyth County. Victims id as Jackson Mobley, 18, Jaylyn Fehr, 17, and Charlotte Martin, 16. Fourth passenger, Jamison Mobley, 17, survives crash.
A crash on Highway 65 in Franklin County, Florida on Monday morning claimed the lives of three Georgia teenagers who were traveling to St. George Island to spend spring break with family and friends.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office identified the fatalities as Jackson Mobley, 18, Jaylyn Fehr, 17, and Charlotte Martin, 16. A fourth passenger, Jamison Mobley, 17, survived and was airlifted to a hospital, where she remains in recovery.
Student victims attended Horizon Christian Academy in Cumming, Georgia
All four students attended Horizon Christian Academy in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, a private school serving roughly 300 students from kindergarten through 12th grade in the Atlanta area.
In a statement, the school said it is mourning the loss of three ‘amazing, kind, smart, and loved students,’ while asking for continued prayers for the hospitalized teen and the families affected.
‘Please join us in lifting up these students’ families, and their friends in prayer,’ the school said.
Student vehicle cause of loss of control investigated
Two of the teens who died, Fehr and Martin, were also athletes with A5 Gwinnett Volleyball Club.
Authorities say the teens were traveling together when the vehicle went off the road, crashed into a tree before catching on fire.
Witness were able to remove the front right passenger before the vehicle became fully engulfed according to officials. The driver and other two passengers were still in the car and pronounced dead on scene.
Investigators are still working to determine what caused the wreck.
Not all student passengers were wearing seatbelts
‘She remains hospitalized and is continuing her recovery, now facing the difficult reality of healing while grieving the loss of her brother and closest friends,’ FCSO said of the surviving passenger, Jamison Mobley.
Officials also noted that not all of the teens were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
Good Samaritans and an off-duty law enforcement officer stopped to help at the scene, actions officials say helped save the life of the surviving teen.
Site of crash to be commemorated as memorial
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says memorial crosses will be placed at the crash site to honor the three teens who died.
Loved ones of Jaylyn Fehr, a junior at Horizon Christian Academy who died in the crash, have set up a GoFundMe account to help pay for travel and funeral expenses.
