‘Beautiful young souls’: Details emerge in Marin crash that killed teens

As leadership continue to investigate a crash that killed four teenage girls in Woodacre the family of a survivor has offered the first community account of the travesty Marley Barclay of Fairfax was one of the passengers in the automobile that struck a tree Friday evening along San Geronimo Valley Road The driver and five passengers were classmates at Archie Williams High School in San Anselmo In a announcement circulated through a community relations specialist on Monday the girl s parents noted that wild speculation rumor and conjecture is merely exacerbating what is already an excruciating process for all involved What we can share at this time is that Marley left our home at p m to walk to downtown Fairfax the comment by Jessica Glantz and Ross Barclay says There she met with the driver of the van who was getting off work at approximately p m They along with the four other girls left heading towards Woodacre shortly thereafter all wearing seatbelts The wagon hit the tree at about p m according to the California Highway Patrol Three girls were pronounced dead at the crash site one died at a hospital and Marley and the driver critically injured were taken to hospitals outside the county for advanced care The girls who died were Olive Koren who was in ninth grade and th-graders Sienna Katz Ada Kepley and Josalynn Osborn according to the Tamalpais Union High School District The driver was Elsa Laremont Stranczek who is in th grade She and Marley remained hospitalized Monday Our hearts are with the families of the four beautiful young souls lost far too soon Marley s parents announced There are no words for the sorrow we share We grieve beside you and hold you close in our thoughts every moment The California Highway Patrol inspection continued Monday No details were available about the cause of the crash the speed of the impact or whether another bicycle was involved Licensing is an aspect of the review Under state law a driver who is under years old and who has been licensed less than a year cannot passage passengers unless accompanied by a licensed parent or guardian a driver at least years old or a certified driving instructor At Archie Williams High School students returned to classes Monday for the first time since the crash This is a time of immense pain for our school and district family Tara Taupier the superintendent of the school district noted in a message Sunday Counseling and grief backing services are available this week and in the weeks ahead for all students and staff across Tam District schools Meanwhile district supporters have started to raise money online to help the girls families Alex White a spokesperson for the GoFundMe fundraising platform stated organizers have launched sites at shorturl at S KW for Olive s family shorturl at WZn k for Ada s shorturl at YPOon for Josalynn s and shorturl at xuKh for Marley s