Tragedy struck over the weekend after two LaGrange College baseball players were killed in a car accident in Georgia on Saturday hours after their team won their conference tournament championship.
Stephen Bartolotta, 18, and 19-year-old Jacob Brown were among three people killed in the collision in Troup County near Georgia’s border with Alabama. Both were freshman pitchers for the Panthers.
Rico Dunn also passed away as a result of this head-on collision. Both Brown and Bartolotta were pronounced dead at the scene.
Dunn, who had celebrated his sister’s birthday earlier the same day, according to WSB-TV, was rushed to an area hospital, where died of his injuries.
Dr. Susanna Baxter, the president for LaGrange College, released a statement on this heartbreaking development.
“I am deeply saddened to make you aware that we have suffered the loss of two students last night,” Dr. Baxter said. “Baseball players Stephen Bartolotta and Jacob Brown were both killed in a tragic car accident.
“Coming on the heels of the team’s conference championship win yesterday, this news hits our baseball players especially hard. There simply are no words. As we all work to process this tragedy, please care for one another.”
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Georgia State police said this accident occurred when the vehicle driven by Brown tried to pass another one in a no-passing zone. As a result, Brown’s vehicle collided head-on with Dunn’s.
