Authorities on Friday released the heart-wrenching 911 call made in the aftermath of a two-car wreck that left four University of Georgia students dead.
Abby Short, 27, was driving alone on Wednesday night when a car driven by Agnes Kim, 21, veered into her lane.
“The car swerved in front of me and I couldn’t stop,” she told dispatchers. “I’m just hurting a lot. I’m sorry.”
FOUR UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA STUDENTS KILLED IN CAR CRASH
The crash between the two vehicles tragically killed all four of Kim’s passengers; Kayla Canedo, 19, of Alpharetta; Brittany Feldman, 20, of Alpharetta; Christina Semeria, 19, of Milton; and Halle Scott, 19, of Dunwoody .
Kim remained in a coma on Friday, her pastor told the Atlanta-Journal Constitution.
The Oconee County Georgia Sheriff’s Office posted the audio of the 911 call to Facebook on Friday afternoon.
“It breaks our hearts to put this up on the page. Quite frankly, we don’t understand why we are getting requests for it…We are obligated under Georgia’s open records law to release the recording,” they wrote.
Short is obviously shaken up during the call and complains of stomach pain, hurt legs and a bloody nose.
She was leaving her job at National EMS in Athens when the crash occurred and a co-worker answered the 911 call and talked her through the tragedy.
Short never leaves her car during the nearly seven minute recording.
Short was treated and released from Athens Regional Medical Center on Thursday morning, according to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution.
Kim’s white Toyota Camry crossed into the southbound lanes Wednesday night with it was struck by Short’s blue Chevrolet Cobalt.
“For an unknown reason, a vehicle crossed the center line and struck another vehicle,” Georgia State Patrol Sgt. Scott Andrews said.
Alcohol is not suspected as a factor in the crash, but an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, called for a moment of silence Friday morning in the House of Representatives.
“The remarkable impact of these women upon UGA’s campus is evidenced by the thousands of students, faculty and staff who gathered yesterday in an outpouring of love, support and remembrance,” Hice said.
“Mr. Speaker, this tragedy is every parent’s worst nightmare, and our hearts ache for these families.”
