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CBS News
25-04-2025
- General
- CBS News
North Bay community rallies beyond donations to help others heal after Archie High students killed in crash
North Bay community rallies beyond donations to help others heal after crash killed 4 students North Bay community rallies beyond donations to help others heal after crash killed 4 students North Bay community rallies beyond donations to help others heal after crash killed 4 students SAN ANSELMO — When Pat Townsley heard of the tragic crash that took the lives of four Marin County high school students, he immediately channeled his restaurant's website into an informational hub for his community. "I did this as a knee-jerk reaction, just to get these resources out there because I knew I could," Townsley said. He wanted families of the victims and anyone willing to help to have access to an easy one-stop shop website. Many have donated meals, venues for memorial services, and more through his site. "Here's a new message: 'I am gifting trauma therapy. How can I help?' " Townsley said. Reading hundreds of heartfelt messages of hope and sadness, reflecting on his own children who went to Archie Williams High School in San Anselmo, and attending the vigil, have been part of an emotional week. "I didn't say a word. I just kept my head down and just listened, grieved, and heard the tears and their stories. It was absolutely heartbreaking," Townsley said. The bar at Creekside Pizza & Taproom has become his office to continuously update and provide links offering help. Leslie Matteuci, a Reiki master, found other volunteers and therapists through Townsley's website. "I would not have known where to go, despite feeling really called to help. I wouldn't have known where to show up or who to contact," Matteuci said. Sally Newson helped coordinate volunteers to gather at Camp Arequipa in Fairfax to provide a safe space for students in need of healing. "We have had over 60 volunteers, people from the community reaching out, asking, 'What can I do to help?' " Newson said, "I saw the GoFundMe sites. I can't provide support financially, but I thought I could provide support in this way," Aida Lopez said. One woman whose brother attended Archie Williams and was involved in a similar wreck years ago came to the grief support drop-in program. "I just wanted to come out and help in any way I can with the kids and just be there for them," she said. "Even if we didn't know the girls directly, or know their families directly. You can feel it, the grief and the loss in this town," Matteuci said. For Townsley, the work to inform and connect others continues. "I hope more people are able to come here and use this as a resource as we find out what events will be coming up how we can further support the families and the students of the school," Townsley said. It's not a new endeavor for Townsley to bring his neighbors together, but this is a tragedy he could never have imagined. He's doing his part to help. The restaurant is not organizing any of the GoFundMe efforts but has links to them on its website, including one that will be dispersed to all victims' families.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Youngest survivor of Marin crash released from hospital
(KRON) — The youngest survivor of Friday night's tragic Marin County car crash has been released from the hospital and is home recovering, KRON4 has confirmed. Marley Barclay, 14, is one of two Archie Williams High School students to have survived the fiery crash. Marley is a freshman at the school and was a passenger in a Volkswagen Tiguan riding on San Geronimo Valley Road that struck a tree, just west of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Four other girls, Olive Koren, 14, Josy Osborn, 16, Sienna Katz, 15, and Ada Kepley, 15, died in the crash. Troubled Cupertino Whole Foods temporarily closed by order of county 'Marley was released from Oakland Children's Hospital yesterday and her parents are grateful to have her safe at home,' said a Barclay family spokesperson. 'She has a long road to recovery ahead of her, both mentally and physically.' 'Marley and her family are keeping the other young women involved in this tragedy and their families in their prayers,' the spokesperson added. 'They are grieving this tremendous loss of life alongside the broader community.' Elsa Laremont Stranczek, 16, the only other survivor of the crash, is still hospitalized in critical condition. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Mail
23-04-2025
- Daily Mail
Awful new details about final moments of four girls killed in fireball crash after being 'run off road'
Grim new details have been revealed about the final moments of four California teens killed in fireball crash after they were run off the road by an oncoming car. A horrific crash in Marin County last Friday evening turned deadly when a Volkswagen Tiguan carrying six teenage girls veered off the road and burst into flames. Now, a new eyewitness accounts reveal that the teens trapped in the burning SUV were silent before one victim emerged 'completely on fire' and then collapsed to the ground. When good Samaritans Wyatt Smith, 20, and Nicholas Grubb, 18, arrived on the scene, they desperately tried rescuing the girls burning alive inside the vehicle. Smith and Grubb had been driving at dusk when they spotted the SUV engulfed in flames after striking a tree. The accident that unfolded on San Geronimo Valley Road near Fairfax left four dead and two critically injured in what witnesses describe as 'the most horrific, unspeakable thing,' as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. Smith and Grubb told the outlet they immediately pulled over to join bystanders who were frantically trying to access the locked vehicle. 'I saw the fire creeping up toward the passengers in the front seats, and I knew I had to act fast,' Grubb told the Chronicle. Horrifying new details have been revealed about the final moments of four teens killed in fireball crash after being 'run off road' Among the victims were Josalynn Osborn and Ada Kepley Sienna Katz and Olive Koren were also killed in the fiery collision 'The whole time, I was scared the car would explode in my face.' 'Once you go through a situation like that you never get those images out of your brain,' Smith told the outlet. 'It was the most horrific, unspeakable thing I've ever gone through.' The victims who died were later identified as Olive Koren, Josalynn Osborn, Sienna Katz, and Ada Kepley - all aged between 14 and 16 and students at Archie Williams High School in San Anselmo. Smith and Grubb emphasized the eerie silence inside the vehicle where six girls sat - two in each of the SUV's three rows. Smith desperately searched for rocks to break the windows while another bystander handed Grubb a thick piece of discarded wood, which he used to shatter the glass and force open a door. The young men managed to help one conscious girl escape before pulling a second victim from the middle row. 'She was completely unconscious and covered in blood,' Smith recalled. The wreck's two survivors, Elsa Laremont Stranczek and 14-year-old Marley Barclay, remain hospitalized in critical condition. The crash unfolded around 7:40pm on Friday in Fairfax, San Francisco, when a car carrying six teen girls was 'ran off the road' by another motorist, causing them to collide with a tree Despite Smith and Grubb's efforts to save a third girl, they couldn't free her from her seatbelt as the flames advanced menacingly. 'Her seat belt had broken in the crash and we couldn't get it off her — it was trapping her in the car,' Smith said. 'By that time, the front driver's seat and passenger's seat were completely engulfed in flames.' Then Smith and Grubb ran between parked cars begging for water to douse the flames. One driver provided a jug that they poured over a trapped passenger in a desperate attempt to protect her. But Smith said 'it didn't do much, unfortunately.' When they returned with more water, it was already too late; the entire vehicle had become a fireball. Then, one of the girls shockingly emerged from the burning wreckage - engulfed in flames. 'One girl managed to get out of the car by herself, but she was completely on fire,' Smith told the outlet. 'She took a few steps and collapsed.' Grubb shouted 'Drop and roll! Drop and roll!' as bystanders rushed to extinguish the flames on the victim, who was later identified as the driver. The parents said the girls' car was 'run off the road' by an oncoming car that 'veered into their lane', causing the driver of their vehicle to swerve into a tree to avoid a head-on collision. They added there is 'no evidence' that alcohol was involved in the crash, and did not say who was driving. The driver of the other vehicle has not been identified, and investigations into the crash are still ongoing.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Growing memorial for Marin County crash victims includes flowers, Easter baskets: video
(KRON) — A memorial was growing Tuesday for the victims of a tragic Marin County car crash over the weekend in which four teenage girls were killed and another two injured. The six girls were all between the ages of 14-16 and were students at Archie Williams High School. Remembering the Marin County high school crash victims Ninth-grader Olive Koren, 14, was killed in the crash, along with 10th graders, Josalynn Osborn, 16, Sienna Katz, 15, and Ada Kepley, 15. Elsa Laremont Stranczek, 16, and Marley Barclay, 14, both survived the crash. They were hospitalized in critical condition, school officials said. The horrific crash occurred at 7:30 p.m. on Friday night — just two days before Easter — when the girls were riding in a Volkswagen Tiguan SUV that crashed into a tree on San Geronimo Valley Road. According to a crash survivor's parent, the crash occurred when the teen driver swerved to avoid a car that had veered into the oncoming lane. According to the CHP, the cause of the crash remains under investigation. On Tuesday at the crash site, flowers and candles could be seen. There were also several Easter baskets containing energy drinks, candy, cookies, and chocolate eggs. Some of the baskets had cards, or were otherwise addressed to the victims who died in the crash. There were also Easter balloons, artwork, and more Easter candy visible at the site. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
22-04-2025
- USA Today
'Lost far too soon': 4 teens in Marin County, CA killed in crash after striking tree
'Lost far too soon': 4 teens in Marin County, CA killed in crash after striking tree The four victims were students at Archie Williams High School. A vigil was held on Saturday. Show Caption Hide Caption Helicopter crash joins deadly history in NYC sightseeing flights The helicopter tourism industry sends about 30,000 flights over New York City each year. Not everyone is a fan of their low altitude and loud noise. A California community is grieving four high school students who died in a "solo-vehicle crash" during Easter weekend, officials said. The crash occurred on April 18 in San Geronimo Valley in Marin County. When the California Highway Patrol got to the scene around 7:30 p.m., officers found "a Volkswagen SUV that had veered off the roadway and struck a tree," according to a press release. Authorities said six injured passengers, aged between 14 and 16, were inside the vehicle. Three of the teens were determined to be deceased at the scene, and the fourth died en route to the hospital. According to KTVU and KGO, the Tamalpais Union High School District identified the victims as Ada Kepley, Josalynn Osborn, Sienna Katz, and Olive Karen. USA TODAY reached out to the district for more information. The teens were a close-knit friend group that attended Archie Williams High School. District superintendent Tara Taupier said grief counselors would be available for the community during "a time of immense pain," the outlets reported. 2 others were in the vehicle; 'no alcohol involved,' family says Two survivors, Marley Barclay and Elsa Laremont Stranczek, were taken to the hospital in critical condition, per the California Highway Patrol and reports. Marley's mother, Jessica Glantz, told KGO that there is "no evidence that any alcohol was involved" and that her 14-year-old daughter said the group was wearing seatbelts. A woman was at the scene and pulled Marley out of the vehicle. "Our hearts are with the families of the four beautiful young souls, lost far too soon," Glantz continued to the news station. A vigil was held on April 19 to honor the victims of the fatal crash. More news: 4 people killed after small plane crashes in Illinois, officials say Fundraisers created to help families According to a GoFundMe spokesperson, multiple fundraisers have been created to help support the families of the four victims and survivors. Collectively, they have raised more than $500,000 so far. Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@
