STOKES COUNTY, N.C. — A senior at a Stokes County high school died in a crash Wednesday, according to school officials.
Stokes County School officials said it happened as baseball player Blake Hughes was on the way to a game at South Stokes High School.
Due to this crash, the game was canceled.
School officials said Hughes had plans to play baseball at Rockingham Community College and was a senior at Stokes Early College High School.
South Stokes High School posted the following message following the crash:
Saura families, due to a tragic incident in our community tonight, we have canceled all sporting events and games at South Stokes High School. We will provide more information as it becomes available. Thank you for understanding.
The district said there will be counseling offered at the school Thursday.
Rockingham Community College head baseball coach Daniel Huff recruited Hughes to play for the Eagles next year.
"He obviously was very talented on the field, but he was an even better person. You could tell he was raised by a family who cared about him cared about all the right things, and always asked the right questions. They held him to a very high regard," said Huff. "We had a couple of players that knew Blake because we have some local guys, and talking to the team today you could just see the pain in their eyes, you know it's hard."
According to a DMV report of the incident, Hughes was driving 75 mph in a 45 mph area.
Hughes was traveling South on NC 8, using excessive speed, according to the DMV report. Hughes ran off the road to the right, striking an embankment. After impact, the car continued its directional path, striking a concrete driveway and overturning. The car came to rest on its top, according to the DMV report.
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