Jaxon Smith’s physical scars will heal. It’s the emotional wounds that will take some time. Author: Allen Carter Updated: 11:42 PM EDT May 3, 2021
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. Jaxon Smith’s physical scars are obvious, but they’ll heal. It’s the emotional wounds that will take some time.
The Hamilton Heights High School senior was on his way to prom when the car he and three other friends were riding in was involved in an accident in Hamilton County.
“I remember bits and pieces of the accident, I remember certain sequences,” said Smith. “I don’t remember the sequence that led up to the crash. I don’t even remember taking our prom pictures before.”
Indiana schoolboy chokes up as he recalls surviving prom night crash that killed his friend, 18, and her high school sweetheart
Jaxon Smith had to stop to collect himself as he recalled Saturday s deadly crash while en route to his high school prom in Arcadia, Indiana
Smith suffered a concussion, a cut on his upper lip and a possible tear to his right rotator cuff as a result
His girlfriend, who was not named, was with him in the back seat, and also survived the smash
But Smith s longtime friend Kalen Hart, 18, and her boyfriend Lendon Byram, both died when an SUV T-boned Byram s Honda
2 high school students were killed in crash on their way to prom in Indiana
Two Hamilton Heights High School students were killed in a crash on Saturday, May 1, 2021, near Arcadia. The students were on their way to prom.
By: WRTV Staff
and last updated 2021-05-04 13:56:27-04
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. â Two high school students in Indiana were killed in a crash while they were on their way to prom Saturday evening.
The two-car crash was reported around 5:15 p.m. near Lacy Road and East 281st Street near Arcadia, Hamilton County Sheriff s Office Deputy Ryan McClain said.
In a statement posted on Facebook, the Hamilton Heights School Corporation said all scheduled prom activities were canceled and counselors would be available at the Elite Banquet Center in Kokomo and at the Hamilton Heights High School Media Center until 11 p.m. Saturday.
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