FORSYTH, Ga. — A Mary Persons High School student died Friday morning in a car accident. According to a news release, it happened around 7:30 a.m. in the 3100-block of Juliette Road.
It says that 17-year-old Caden Swancey was driving west in his Lincoln Navigator when he ran off the road, went down an embankment, and hit a tree.
Swancey was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff’s office says he was a student at Mary Persons High.
"This is a tragic loss for the family and the Mary Persons High community. Please keep the family and Monroe County students in your thoughts and prayers. Our deepest condolences go out to the family," wrote the sheriff's office.
Monroe County Schools released a statement Friday evening, which read:
The Monroe County Schools family is heartbroken over the death of a Mary Persons Senior this morning.
“Our deepest condolences are with the family and friends of Caden Swancey, as well as the MPHS family,” said Superintendent Dr. Mike Hickman.
“Caden was the model #CHAMP, well liked by faculty and students here at Mary Persons,” stated Mary Persons Principal Dr. Jim Finch. “He will be sorely missed. Our prayers go out to Caden’s family and friends. The Mary Persons community is heartbroken today.”
This is a developing story and will be updated as we learn more.
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