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Cole Balley (17) died in a traffic accident
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Published: Feb 22, 2008 @ 12:18 AM
Cole Balley (17)
Date:
Feb 19, 2008
Cause of Death:
Automobile Accident
Location:
Whitemarsh, PA
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Students at Germantown Academy are mourning the loss of a popular student athlete who was killed in a car crash Tuesday afternoon.
The two-car accident happened at about 4:00 p.m. on Sheaff Lane in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County.
Authorities said Honda Civic driven by 17-year-old Cole Ballay and a Mercury Mountaineer, with a 47-year-old mother and her three children inside, collided near Sheaff Lane and Williams Road.
Ballay, who attended nearby Germantown Academy, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials said the mother and her three children were taken to Chestnut Hill Hospital with minor injuries.
Students and teachers are devastated by the tragic loss of a popular student.
"He was a really good kid and it is a devastating blow to the community," Headmaster at Germantown Academy Jim Connor said.
Whitemarsh Township Police and the Montgomery County District Attorney's office are investigating the crash.
Police said the crash was caused by a high rate of speed that Ballay was driving. Police said drugs or alcohol did not play a factor in the crash.
Funeral services for Ballay are pending.
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