Hundreds of mourners, many of them teenagers, filled a Raleigh church Wednesday to remember a high school student killed in a DWI crash.
Elizabeth Molloy died Saturday morning. Many wore pink ties or scarves in her honor, and her casket was covered in messages... written in pink.
Friends say Elizabeth loved to help others. She volunteered for geriatric hospice care. Molloy was with Garrett Prince who was allegedly drunk when he crashed the car.
Prince's jeep was traveling 75mph in a 30mph zone before crashing into a tree.
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A high school student is due in court Monday after a weekend crash killed his 17-year-old passenger.
Elizabeth Molloy, seen in the picture, died at the scene early Saturday morning. Raleigh police say 16-year-old Garrett Prince lost control of his Jeep SUV around 2:15 am, ran off the road and struck a tree.
A report says the Jeep was going 75 mph in a 30 mph zone. Police spokesman Jim Sughrue says the driver is charged with felony death by motor vehicle, driving while impaired, careless driving, speeding, open container of liquor and possession of marijuana.
Prince and Malloy were students at Millbrook High School in Raleigh. Fellow students gathered at the crash site for a candlelight vigil Sunday.
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A high school student is charged with felony drunken driving after a weekend crash killed his 17-year-old passenger.
Raleigh police say the 16-year-old driver lost control of his Jeep sport utility vehicle about 2:15 a.m. Saturday, ran off the road and struck a tree. A report says the Jeep was traveling 75 mph in a 30 mph zone.
Police spokesman Jim Sughrue says the driver is charged with felony death by motor vehicle, driving while impaired, careless driving, speeding, open container of liquor and possession of marijuana.
Police say Millbrook High School student Elizabeth Molloy died at the scene. The driver was treated for injuries at a local hospital.
Millbrook students gathered at the crash site for a candlelight vigil Saturday.
The driver's first court appearance is set for Monday.
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