Grandmother Shares Grief In Wake Of Deadly Crash Near Cleveland County School

A crash near a high school left two students dead and one other injured in Cleveland County.

The crash happened just in front of Burns High School on Falls Street in Lawndale on Wednesday around 3 p.m. Investigators told WCNC Charlotte that two students were killed in the crash while a third student was injured. All three students attended Burns High School, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

The two students have been named by law enforcement: Dequavious Hopper, 17, and Jaelyn Abraham, 14. On Friday, Jaelyn's family shared their heartbreak with Anna King: wcnc.com/article/news/local/2-students-killed-in-crash/275-6435eb1c-5a20-44bd-a000-628d259ad485