Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler says a Blacksburg youth was killed in a single vehicle collision Friday night. Fowler identified the victim as William Bailey James Smith, 16, of 509 Indian Springs Road.
“Smith was driver and lone occupant of a 1993 Chevrolet pick up truck that was traveling east on McGill Highway about 10:45 p.m.,” Fowler said. “The vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway after which Smith over corrected, ran off the left side and struck a tree on the passenger side of the truck cab. Smith was transported from the scene by ambulance to Cherokee Medical Center where he died in the emergency department at 12:52 a.m. Saturday.”
Fowler said speed was a contributing factor to the collision. An autopsy will be performed Monday as part of the coroner’s investigation.
He was gonna graduate and be the rotc commander next year he was amazing at everything he did he was a prime example for all new cadets in rotc. When my friend told me I thought she was playing a bad joke on me.