Eizabeth Mize, freshman health major at Texas A&M, attended high school with Denton Ward in Flower Mound. She said Ward's death in a traffic accident early Saturday was a wake up call. Growing up in the small town on the outskirts of Fort Worth, Mize said many of the local families cherish their tight-knit community and were affected by news of Ward's death. "We always joke that Flower Mound is such a bubble to the real world, but we were definitely all exposed to the real world on Saturday as news of Denton's death spread," Mize said. "This is something that I am sure will open the eyes to our high schoolers, definitely reminding them how quickly our lives can end."