3 metro Atlanta students killed in Florida spring break crash identified
Two days after a fiery single-vehicle car crash in Florida, officials identified the three metro Atlanta teenagers killed in the spring break tragedy.
Jackson Mobley, 18; Jaylyn Fehr, 17; and Charlotte Martin, 16, were killed while on their way to St. George Island to visit family and friends during their school break, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.
“They were talented athletes, exceptional students, and, above all, kind-hearted individuals whose lives touched many,” the sheriff’s office said in a Wednesday statement posted on social media.
Mobley’s 17-year-old sister was critically injured and remains hospitalized Wednesday, officials said.
Horizon Christian Academy confirmed in a Tuesday social media post all four teens attended the K-12 private school in Cumming. City leaders there are lighting the water tower that bears the greeting “Cumming home” in navy and gold to show support to the school community and families.
The crash happened around 11 a.m. Monday on Fla. 65 in Franklin County, about 70 miles southwest of Tallahassee, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
The four teens inside the vehicle were headed south on the state road when the vehicle crossed into the northbound lane and went off the east shoulder, according to an incident report provided to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The vehicle then hit a tree and caught fire, the report states.
The driver, identified by the Florida Highway Patrol report as an 18-year-old male, and two passengers were pronounced dead at the scene.
Witnesses pulled out another passenger, later identified by the sheriff’s office as Jamison Mobley, from the front right seat before fire engulfed the vehicle. She was flown to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital for treatment.
“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. We ask the community to keep her in your thoughts and prayers as she moves forward on the road to recovery,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.
All four people in the car were wearing seat belts, according to the report.
The highway safety department said the reason for the crash is unknown at this time. Photos of the scene released by the highway safety department depict a two-lane road lined by trees on both sides.
The students’ school posted a tribute to the teens on social media Tuesday and expressed “profound sorrow” at the loss.
“Please join us in lifting up these students’ families, and their friends in prayer. We also ask for continued prayer for the student who remains in the hospital,” the post said. “We pray that God’s presence would be deeply felt by these grieving families, and that His presence would bring comfort, peace, and hope even in the midst of unimaginable loss.”
The school’s chapel opened Monday night to give those in mourning a place to gather.
The water tower will be illuminated in the school’s colors through April 17, the city said.
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