Two Indiana high school students were killed and two others injured in a car crash on their way to prom Saturday night, a report said.
Lendon Byram and his girlfriend Kalen Hart have been identified as the victims who died in the two-car wreck near 281st Street and Lacy Road in Hamilton County, the Indianapolis Star reported, citing police.
The other students were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. They were on their way to the Hamilton Heights High School senior prom at the time of the crash, the report said.
Hart was a senior at Hamilton Heights, while Byram was a junior at Cathedral High School.
“My 18 year old daughter, along with her boyfriend, were killed in an automobile accident on her way to prom,” Hart’s devastated mother, Jody Bartrom Conaway, wrote on Facebook.
Lendon Byram and his girlfriend Kalen Hart have been identified as the victims who died in the two-car wreck near 281st Street and Lacy Road in Hamilton County. WGN“No parent should ever have to bury their child,” the mother added.
Lendon Byram and Kalen Hart, 18, died after crashing into another vehicle in Arcadia, north of Indianapolis, on their way to prom. Jody Conaway/FacebookAll prom-related activities were canceled following the crash, the report said.
Kalen Hart (left) was a senior at Hamilton Heights, while Lendon Byram was a junior at Cathedral High School. FacebookThe driver of the other car refused medical attention at the scene.
Police are investigating the crash and do not believe drugs or alcohol were a factor.
All prom-related activities were canceled following the crash.
