Two high school students headed to Hamilton Heights prom killed in car crash Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star
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Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled Lendon Byram s name.
Two high school students were on their way to the Hamilton Heights prom Saturday evening when they were killed in a vehicle wreck.
The Hamilton County Sheriff s Office identified the students as Lendon Byram and Kalen Hart. Byram was driving and Hart was the front-seat passenger.
Two other high school-aged passengers in the backseat of the car were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff s Office.
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May 1, 2021 / 11:27 PM EST
ARCADIA, Ind. (WISH) Two Hamilton Heights students died in a Saturday night crash on the way to prom, and the district has canceled all prom activities to provide grief counseling to students.
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan McClain identified the students who died as Linden Byrum, who was driving, and Kalen Hart, one of the passengers.
Superintendent Derek Arrowood on Saturday shared a message on the district’s Facebook page, saying the students were in an accident on their way to prom, which was being held at the Elite Banquet Center in Kokomo.
Grief counselors and members of faith communities were going to be present at the banquet center in Kokomo and the Hamilton Heights Media Center, Arrowood said.
Two Indiana high school students die in crash on their way to prom
Hamilton Heights School Corporation shared the sad news in a message to families on Saturday. All prom activities were canceled. Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 11:37 AM EDT May 2, 2021
ARCADIA, Ind. Hamilton Heights School Corporation was scheduled to have prom on Saturday night. But just before 7 p.m. on Saturday the school canceled prom after receiving news that two high school students died and two others who were injured in a crash on their way to the event.
The students have been confirmed by their respective schools as Hamilton Heights senior Kalen Hart and her date, Cathedral High School junior Lendon Byram.