Garinger High School students involved in crash that injured 5 in east Charlotte: CMS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Four Garinger High School students are among five seriously injured following a car accident Thursday morning in east Charlotte, CMS confirmed.
School officials said three 10th-graders and one 11th-grade student were inside the vehicle that rolled over Thursday morning, Dec. 7, along Shamrock Drive.
Three of the four students are under medical care, CMS said. “Our thoughts and prayers with the families and friends of all the students,” CMS said in a statement Thursday afternoon.
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Medic reported three people were rushed to Atrium CMC with life-threatening injuries and two others suffered serious injuries in the wreck.
Shamrock Drive was closed between Finchley and Glenville on Thursday morning.
“This is the second tragic incident our school has suffered in the past week. We know that this is a difficult time for everyone and we ask for you to support each other as we deal with all that has happened,” CMS said.
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On Sunday, Dec. 3, Johnnie McClendon, 14, who was enrolled at Garinger High School and played basketball, was allegedly shot and killed by Myhijee Major, 19, in the 400 block of Keswick Avenue, CMPD said. Major turned himself in to authorities this week and has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
The cause of this serious accident remains under investigation.
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