A 16-year-old Fort Defiance High School student died Wednesday morning, the result of a car crash earlier this week, Virginia State Police said.
Students and teachers held a moment of silence in remembrance of Angela Kania Wednesday, school administrators said.
Kania, a reported runaway, crossed her car over the center line of the road at around 7 a.m. Monday morning, state trooper K.L. Hyden said. She crashed the 1999 Toyota Solara into a tree in the 1000 block of Dam Town Road, an accident which left her in critical condition, police said. She was flown to the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville after rescue teams pulled her from the vehicle with the Jaws of Life. Kania suffered trauma to the head and chest, Hyden said.
Kania's mother, Catherine VanLear, of Verona, reported the car missing Monday morning, police said. The girl, a reported runaway, was driving eastbound, away from her home and school.
First responders to the scene reported the Kania was not wearing a seat belt, Hyden said.
In January 2008, a 17-year-old Fort Defiance senior died after slamming her car into a tree in the 400 block of the same road.
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