The halls of Nelsonville-York High School were quiet yesterday as students mourned the death of their classmate by hanging on to each other
the principal said.
Senior Tyler Moore, 17, of Nelsonville, died Tuesday after the car in which he was passenger ran a stop sign and collided with a pickup truck.
Ernie Bridgeman III, 16, of Logan, ran a stop sign on Township Road 269 and collided with a Nissan XE pickup truck traveling south on State Rt. 691, according to the State Highway Patrol.
Kenda Kirkendall, 51, of New Marshfield, was driving the pickup truck with only one passenger. Bridgeman, driving a Honda Accord, had four passengers, including Moore.
Moore was taken to the Doctors Hospital in Nelsonville by the Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Services. Despite CPR and other procedures, Moore's injuries were fatal, according to the accident report.
Bridgeman was taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital and was released Tuesday night, said Sgt. Max Norris of the State Highway Patrol.
Aaron Rosser, 16, of Nelsonville, a passenger in Bridgeman's car, also was admitted to Doctors Hospital. He sustained incapacitating injuries, according to the report. Hospital representatives would not comment on his condition or if he had been released.
Another passenger, Bridgeman's cousin Brian Bridgeman, 17, of Nelsonville, was taken to Doctors Hospital with non-incapacitating injuries, according to the accident report. Hospital representatives declined to comment on his condition or if he had been released.
Cody Moore, 16, of Nelsonville, a passenger in Bridgeman's car, was taken to O'Bleness and treated for non-incapacitating injuries, according to the accident report. An O'Bleness representative reported that he had been released.
Kirkendall was taken to Doctors Hospital by the SEOMS. She did not sustain incapacitating injuries. Her passenger, 3-year-old Killian Tolley of New Marshfield, was examined at Doctors Hospital but was reported as having no injuries at the scene.
Everyone involved was wearing seat belts, according to the report, but the investigation is continuing.
The principal of Nelsonville-York High School, Charles Mick McClelland, described Moore as a quiet boy who never got into trouble.
Counselors were waiting for students to arrive at the high school yesterday morning, according to McClelland.
It's quiet around here McClelland said. The students are coping, and they'll get through this he said.
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