Holly Springs High School student ‘in grave condition’ after Labor Day car crash

A Monday night crash has left a Holly Springs High School student “in grave condition,” the town’s police department said.

The student, who was the sole occupant of the car, was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to a news release.

Around 10:42 p.m. Monday, Holly Springs police officers and fire department and rescue workers responded to the crash at the intersection of Avent Ferry Road and Holly Meadow Drive.

The car had veered left off the road and struck a tree, the release said.

The driver’s name has not been released.

This is a developing story and will be updated once more information becomes available.

This story was originally published September 6, 2022 at 10:21 AM.

Kristen Johnson

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Kristen Johnson is a local government reporter covering Durham for The News & Observer. She previously covered Cary and western Wake County. Prior to coming home to the Triangle, she reported for The Fayetteville Observer and spent time covering politics and culture in Washington, D.C. She is an alumna of UNC at Charlotte and American University.