UPDATE: Ohio Teen Dies from Fall while 'Car Surfing;' Vigil Held
UPDATE 9/25/12 @ 11:30 p.m.
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WSAZ) – A vigil took place Tuesday for a teenager killed this past weekend in a “car surfing accident” in a Walmart parking lot.
Friends, family and classmates of Jacob Wolfe gathered in prayer outside Chillicothe High School.
Jacob, who was 16, was riding on the hood of a car when he fell off, hit his head and later died from his injuries.
Jacob's family does not want the driver to face any charges.
Jacob had planned to be a youth pastor at his church.
ORIGINAL STORY 9/24/12
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) -- Teachers and fellow students at a southern Ohio high school are mourning the loss of a sophomore who police say was fatally injured while "car surfing."
Police in Chillicothe say 16-year-old Jacob Wolfe was riding on the hood of a 1991 Honda driven by another teen in a Walmart parking lot. He fell off and suffered a severe head injury.
The Associated Press reports that he died as a result of the injury on Sunday afternoon.
Police are still investigating the incident, but no charges are expected.
Pastors and grief counselors were to be available Monday to help his fellow Chillicothe High School students cope with the loss.
WSAZ.com Most Popular
- Meigs Deputies in Standoff with 80-Year-Old Man
- One Killed, One Injured In Head-On Crash
- Missing Rafter Found Safe in Clendenin
- The Curse of the Lottery?
- UPDATE: Suspects in Wayne High School Vandalism Expelled
- UPDATE: Search Expands for Missing Woman
- WV Posts Employee Salaries Online
- Camper Fire Spreads to Home
- Senior Students Punished in Cricket Controversy
- Man Killed in Pike County, Ky. Crash
CNN.com News Headlines
-
Disciplined Detroit in Blackhawks' heads
-
Datsyuk, Miller, Nyquist tally for Wings
-
Draft combine winners, losers
-
Baseball smart to not rush expanded replay
-
Durant, athletes send support to Okla. victims
-
Cueto earns win as Reds top Mets
-
NFL draft reportedly on verge of moving to May
-
Pacers' Vogel says he has 'great respect' for Heat
|
Popular Searches Powered by Local.com |
WSAZ.com Sponsor Sections & Links
