PULASKI COUNTY, Va. – UPDATE
The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office has released more details about the motor vehicle crash that involved four Pulaski County high school students.
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At 10:45 p.m. on Friday, units from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 6000 block of Ruebush Road in the Dublin area of the County, according to the sheriff’s office.
10 News has learned that all four individuals were transported to the hospital to receive further medical care.
The incident is still under investigation and there will be no further information released at this time, deputies told 10 News.
ORIGINAL STORY
Four Pulaski County High School students were involved in a severe crash Friday night, according to school officials.
An email was sent out to faculty and staff regarding the incident on Friday, which you can read in full below.
On behalf of PCPS, we would like to thank everyone for their concern and love shared with our school community. Our four students involved in last night’s accident have been embraced by our community and surrounding school systems. Please continue to remember these students, their families, and their friends in the days ahead. Please keep them all in your thoughts and prayers!
Pulaski County Public Schools
A prayer service was held on Sunday evening at about 7 p.m. in the PCHS Jeff McCoy theater, giving community members the opportunity to show their support.
The school said there was an outpouring of love and support for the four student-athletes, with more than 300 students and community members coming together to pray over them and extend messages of hope.
The service included moments of prayer and song with local Pulaski County pastors and PCHS FCA leaders. A mere five minutes before the service, they received good news about a student who had been in critical condition and had just undergone more than four hours of surgery to repair injuries to his back. Doctors initially expressed concerns about the possibility of him being unable to walk again, but after the surgery, they relayed that he is expected to make a full recovery.
“Our focus was specifically to pray over the miracle that had occurred on Friday night with all four boys surviving, prayer for continued healing over the students, prayer for peace of mind for all of our students and community affected, and prayer for our families,” said Kristen Hayes, Driver Education and Physical Education Teacher for Pulaski County Public Schools. “All four boys also played for a local travel baseball team, who has set up a GoFundMe to support the families’ travel and medical expenses.”
Superintendent Robert Graham told 10 News that the school division is currently working to finalize details for Tuesday’s return.
The condition of the students is unclear at this time, but we have reached out to authorities to learn more.
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