On March 2, 2008, a 17-year-old boy from J.H. Rose High School was killed in a car accident after he lost control of the car while crossing a bridge.

The fatal car accident, which occurred near Falkland, North Carolina, is attributed to the teens 2003 Nissan Altima crossing the center line and hitting oncoming traffic. The Altima hit a 2005 Ford Explorer.

The teen was pronounced dead at the scene of the car accident.

Source: “Teen killed in car crash,” Daily Reflector, March 3, 2008 (http://www.reflector.com/local/content/news/stories/2008/03/03/crash.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=9).