Tarleton student perishes after car wreck
Joanna Hensley and Jolynn Elkins
Issue date: 9/6/07 Section: News
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One Tarleton freshman is dead and another
is in serious condition after an accident involving two motorcycles and a car took place Sunday night on Washington Street.
Stephenville Police Sgt. Steven Watts said a 1994 Geo Prism driven by a 16-year-old male from Dublin struck the two motorcycles as he was turning left down Dale Street, reports the Stephenville Empire-Tribune.
Lora Wulfjen, a 18-year-old Tarleton freshman from Breckenridge, was taken by CareFlite to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. Wulfjen passed away Wednesday morning after being taken off life support. Funeral services for Wulfjen are pending and will be handled by Morehart Mortuary in Breckenridge.
Another Tarleton freshman, 17-year-old Julie Ohnemus of Waltham, Massachusetts, spent the night in critical condition at Harris Methodist Erath County Hospital after being CareFlighted.
She is now at Harris Methodist Fort Worth
in stable condition.Both females were passengers on the motorcycles that struck the turning vehicle, Wulfjen with 29-year-old Timothy Cunningham and Ohnemus with 21-year-old Appollo Long. Both
men are from the Stephenville area.
Witnesses who spoke to the Empire-Tribune said that none of the motorcycle passengers appeared to be wearing helmets.
The driver of the car and the 15-year-old
female passenger from Stephenville were both taken to Harris Methodist Erath County Hospital following the accident.
Tarleton students may visit the Student
Counseling Center, located in room 212 of the Thompson Student Center, for free counseling.
is in serious condition after an accident involving two motorcycles and a car took place Sunday night on Washington Street.
Stephenville Police Sgt. Steven Watts said a 1994 Geo Prism driven by a 16-year-old male from Dublin struck the two motorcycles as he was turning left down Dale Street, reports the Stephenville Empire-Tribune.
Lora Wulfjen, a 18-year-old Tarleton freshman from Breckenridge, was taken by CareFlite to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. Wulfjen passed away Wednesday morning after being taken off life support. Funeral services for Wulfjen are pending and will be handled by Morehart Mortuary in Breckenridge.
Another Tarleton freshman, 17-year-old Julie Ohnemus of Waltham, Massachusetts, spent the night in critical condition at Harris Methodist Erath County Hospital after being CareFlighted.
She is now at Harris Methodist Fort Worth
in stable condition.Both females were passengers on the motorcycles that struck the turning vehicle, Wulfjen with 29-year-old Timothy Cunningham and Ohnemus with 21-year-old Appollo Long. Both
men are from the Stephenville area.
Witnesses who spoke to the Empire-Tribune said that none of the motorcycle passengers appeared to be wearing helmets.
The driver of the car and the 15-year-old
female passenger from Stephenville were both taken to Harris Methodist Erath County Hospital following the accident.
Tarleton students may visit the Student
Counseling Center, located in room 212 of the Thompson Student Center, for free counseling.
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