LU Runner Darius Dixon Dies in Car Crash with Teammate
Posted: December 7th, 2013, 8:09 pm
Praying for the Dixon family and entire LU track team this evening. What a tragedy!
NewsAdvance.com wrote:Liberty University student killed in Franklin County wreckDarius' LU teammate Abigail Flower was seriously injured along with her brother riding in the backseat ...
Lynchburg woman was driving car in early-morning wreck
Joel Coleman |Liberty University
Freshman Darius Dixon, far right, participated in the Liberty Kickoff in the Tolsma Indoor Track on December 5, 2013.
Posted: Saturday, December 7, 2013 5:45 pm | Updated: 6:48 pm, Sat Dec 7, 2013.
Barrett Mohrmann
A Liberty University student was killed in a crash Saturday morning after the car he was riding in struck a tree in Franklin County.
Darius Dixon, 18, of Chesapeake, was a freshman at LU and an athlete on the track and field team.
“It’s a tragedy,” said Johnnie Moore, spokesperson for the college. “Liberty is praying for this family.”
Flower went off the right side of the road, Carpentieri said, and struck a tree.Click Here for Full Story
Flower and her brother, 18-year-old Caleb Flower, who was riding in the backseat, were taken to RoanokeMemorialHospital.
Moore said Abigail Flower is also a member of the LU track and field team, though her brother is not a student at the college.
Carpentieri said Abigail and Caleb Flower had worn seatbelts, though Dixon had not.