Friends and family set up memorial for Jim Thorpe students killed in crash - WFMZ Allentown
According to state police, 18-year-old Tegan Kane of Albrightsville was driving a Chevrolet Uplander north on Route 903 when he lost control and crossed into the southbound lane. That vehicle, which was carrying the teens who were killed, was struck by a southbound 2013 Buick Enclave driven by 76-year-old Verner Drohan of Fulton, N. Y. Many of the five passengers who were in the Uplander were ejected from the vehicle,... Kane, the passengers in the Uplander who survived the crash and Drohan and his passenger were taken to area hospitals with serious injuries. Counselors will be on hand at the school during the start of the new school year next week. Jim Thorpe Area School District Superintendent Brian Gasper says, "Our group of teachers and administrators have really just come together and we look at this situation broadly and really want to support our students and our community as much as... The district has cancelled Monday's special school board meeting and the district's "Meet the Olympians" pep. Source: www.wfmz.com
