A memorial service for 2016 Mount Vernon High School graduate Amari Newton (second from left) will be held at on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 2 p.m. in the school's Little Theatre. Photo contributed
Amari Newton, 18, of Alexandria was killed in a car crash in Brunswick County, Virginia on Nov. 5, Virginia State Police said. Newton was a 2016 Mount Vernon High School graduate.
The crash occurred at 10:17 a.m. when the southbound car left Interstate 85, hit a tree and flipped over.
Destiny Freeman, 18, of Lorton was driving the car. She was wearing a seatbelt and wasn’t injured. Freeman was charged with reckless driving, and the crash is still being investigated.
Newton, a passenger, was not wearing a seat belt, VSP said, and died at the scene of the crash.
The third passenger was a 20-year-old male. He wasn’t wearing a seatbelt either and was thrown from the car. He was taken to the hospital for serious injuries.
A main service for Newton will be held this weekend in Savannah, Ga.
A memorial service will be held at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 2 p.m. in the Little Theatre.
Friends of Newton’s are also raising money to hold a memorial at the school using the website GoFundMe. More information is available at www.gofundme.com/amari-newtons-vigil.
Cards and flowers may be sent to the church in Savannah, the Newtons’ home address, or to Mount Vernon High School in advance of the memorial service on the 26th. The Newtons’ home address is 5805 Woodlawn Gable Drive, Apartment D, Alexandria, VA 22309. The Mount Vernon address is 8515 Old Mount Vernon Road, Alexandria, VA 22309.