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Concord student killed in car accident

Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:00 AM | Printer friendly version | E-mail to a friend |

A 17-year-old Concord High School student was killed Saturday in a car accident on N.C. 73 near Lake Lynn Road.

Kelly Campbell was a passenger in a 2003 Ford pickup driven by 18-year-old Julia Morris, according to N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper O.F. Maready,

The pickup apparently ran off the right side of the road and Morris over-corrected. The pickup flipped and then hit a utility poll.

Campbell, a rising senior at Concord High, did not survive her injuries. Morris was hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening.

The incident report noted damage to the left side and top of the pickup with a damage severity of 5, "which is pretty extensive," Maready said.

Morris and Campbell were on their way home from Concord High's graduation ceremony Saturday afternoon when the wreck occurred. Cabarrus County high schools graduated Saturday.

Campbell's obituary said she was a member of the Concord High marching band and color guard. She was also a member of Central United Methodist Church in Concord, where she was active in the Methodist Youth Fellowship and youth Bible study as well as being involved with the Boys and Girls Club.

Her funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Central United Methodist Church, 30 Union St. N. Her family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the church.

Maready said the cause of the wreck is still under investigation and the N.C. Highway Patrol has not yet decided whether to file charges.

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