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16-year-old Andrew Sober dies from injuries sustained in single-vehicle crash in Baltimore County
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. — A second teenager has died following a devastating single-vehicle crash in Baltimore County that left four teens critically injured last week.
Authorities confirmed that 16-year-old Andrew Holden Sober succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, days after the crash occurred in Cockeysville.
His death comes after 18-year-old Ryan Duvall was also killed as a result of the collision.
According to investigators, the crash happened Friday night when the vehicle the teens were traveling in was heading south on Poplar Hill Road before leaving the roadway and crashing into a tree.
Police have not yet released the exact cause of the crash, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Friends, family members, and organizers connected to fundraising campaigns for the victims said the four teens had been returning home after spending time eating and playing golf before the tragic accident occurred.
The crash has deeply impacted the Calvert Hall College High School community, where several of the teens are students.
In a letter sent to families, Calvert Hall principal Dr. Andrew Moore confirmed that the two surviving teens involved in the crash — 16-year-old Liam O’Donoghue and Orion Kicklighter — are continuing to recover and have shown signs of improvement.
Dr. Moore stated there is hope both teens may soon be moved out of intensive care, offering a small measure of encouragement amid the tragedy.
“During these unimaginably difficult days, we continue to offer them our deepest prayers, compassion, and support,” Moore wrote in the message to families.
The injuries suffered by the surviving teens were described as severe.
According to updates shared by supporters, Liam O’Donoghue, a student-athlete at Calvert Hall, lost his left arm in the crash and will require a prosthetic replacement. He also sustained two fractured femurs and faces a long recovery process that will include learning how to walk again.
The deaths of Andrew Holden Sober and Ryan Duvall have prompted an outpouring of grief throughout the community, with classmates, teachers, friends, and family members mourning the loss of two young lives.
Baltimore County Police continue to investigate the crash and have not yet announced whether speed, impairment, or other contributing factors played a role in the collision.
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Jimmy Brooks Killed in Wrong-Way Tesla Crash on I-26 in Buncombe County, Driver Bradley Vance Charged
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — Jimmy Lee Brooks, 42, of Leicester, North Carolina, died after a wrong-way Tesla crash involving three vehicles on Interstate 26 near Asheville on Thursday afternoon, October 22, 2026.
Several other people were injured in the collision, and the Tesla driver has been charged in connection with the fatal crash.
According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Bradley Vance Lanier, 54, of Taylors, South Carolina, was driving a Tesla westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-26 near Exit 37 when the vehicle struck a Honda SUV head-on before colliding with a Honda passenger car.
Brooks was a passenger in the Honda passenger car. He was transported to Mission Hospital in Asheville, where he was pronounced dead from his injuries.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said troopers responded to the crash at approximately 2:30 p.m. Thursday near mile marker 37 on eastbound I-26.
According to the agency’s statement, the Tesla entered the interstate traveling west in the eastbound lanes near Exit 37, also associated with Long Shoals Road. The vehicle first struck a Honda SUV head-on and then collided with a Honda passenger car.
A trooper from a neighboring county arrived shortly after the collision and began providing assistance to a passenger inside the Honda passenger car.
The car’s driver and two passengers were transported to Mission Hospital with serious injuries. Brooks was among the passengers and later died at the hospital. Authorities said the conditions of the other occupants were not immediately known.
The driver of the Honda SUV was also taken to Mission Hospital with minor injuries and was later released.
Lanier, the driver of the Tesla, sustained minor injuries and was transported to Mission Hospital before being released, according to the Highway Patrol.
Troopers subsequently charged him with four offenses:
- Driving while impaired (DWI)
- Felony death by vehicle
- Felony serious injury
- Reckless driving
Following his release from the hospital, Lanier was taken to the Buncombe County Detention Facility, where he was being held on a $5 million secured bond, according to the agency’s statement.
The charges are allegations, and the case will proceed through the court system. The official statement does not establish a conviction.
Interstate 26 was closed for approximately two hours while troopers investigated the collision and documented the scene.
The investigation centers on the circumstances that led the Tesla to travel in the wrong direction on the eastbound side of the interstate and the subsequent collisions involving the two Honda vehicles.
Authorities have not released the current medical conditions of all the injured occupants.
The fatal crash claimed the life of Brooks, a Leicester resident, and left several other people requiring hospital treatment.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating the collision. Further information about the case may be released as the investigation and legal proceedings continue.