Virginia firefighter killed. Teen in crash while responding from home.
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Read more about Roy Smith III at his MySpace page
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A 17-year-old volunteer firefighter in Rockingham County, VA died while responding in his personal vehicle to a fire call early Friday morning. Details from WHSV-TV:
A junior at Spotswood High School died in a car accident Thursday night.
It happened in the 1200 block of Island Ford Road near Elkton.
Police says 17-year-old Roy Smith III veered off the road, flipped two or three times and landed in the driveway of a home.
Smith was ejected from the vehicle. He was not wearing a seat belt.
Police say alcohol and speed were not factors in the crash, but the fog may have been.
Additional counselors are at Spotswood High School Friday to help students cope with this loss.
According his MySpace page, Smith was also a firefighter for the volunteer fire companies in McGayhesville and Shenandoah. Also on the page, he says his dream was to work for the New York Fire Department.
Watch WHSV-TV story on the fire Roy Smith III was responding to
From McGaheysville VFC website
Statement from Bart Myers, president of McGaheysville VFC:
It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of our fellow firefighter and brother Roy Smith, III. Roy was responding to a structure fire from his home when he was involved in a single vehicle accident. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
At approximately 01:00 hrs on Friday morning, Company 80 responded to an automatic fire alarm which was the result of a fire in an attic. Roy Smith, III left his house to respond to the incident.
Roy Smith, III. has been a dedicated member of Company 80 for over a year. Roy was also a junior at Spotswood High School in Penn Laird, VA.
Roy will be greatly missed by his Company 80 family.
We would like to express our thanks to everyone who has left kind words and prayers on our website guestbook. We know that Roy would be proud to say that he is part of the brotherhood of firefighters.
