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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Marianna High Student Killed in Crash


Tragedy struck Saturday afternoon on Old Greenwood Road, near Marianna. Devaunte’ Lamar Patterson, a seventeen year old student at Marianna High School was killed as he lost control of his 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier on a curve.
Apparently the vehicle spun out of control, struck a tree, and overturned during the incident. Patterson was not wearing his seat belt, and was thrown from the vehicle as it crashed. There was no evidence of any alcohol or drugs as a contributing factor. The student was the only occupant in the car.
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