Latest Crash Continues Trend of Lives Lost too Soon
Boonville High School student Skylar Robinson-Williamson was killed in a wrong way crash over the weekend. In November, Castle senior Sophie Rinehart died in another tragic accident. These tragedies are just two of the losses felt in the Tristate this year.
“It becomes difficult to deal with,†Warrick County Superintendent Brad Schneider said of the deaths, “Each one is a different tragedy and a different life lost unfortunately. Our crisis team is getting way too much work.â€
And still more teenage deaths across the Tristate.
In June, Webster County teammates gathered to remember 16-year-old softball player Kaci Wood. Kaci was riding in a car driven by Union County teen Maxwell McMain. Both were ejected from the vehicle but McMain survived and was later charged with murder and drunk driving.
Tell City senior Joshua Ward was killed in a car accident in August.
16-year-old Christian Coaliron and 15-year-old Kaitlyn Gawltney drowned after an ATV accident in White County in late March.
In Henderson, 17-year-old Autumn Burkhart was killed after getting stuck in the crossfire of an argument. Elijah Roberts is charged with murder in Burkhart’s death, and faces a grand jury in January.
The Pike County community is also dealing with loss. 12-year-olds Paige Bailey and Bryce Phillips died after falling through the ice.
And in Olney, Illinois, the grieving continues after 8-year-old Sabrina Stauffenberg was murdered after waiting on the church bus in November. The accused killer, Glenn Ramey, could face sixty years in prison if convicted.
