Creekview High School alumni Alivia Mynes and her father, Chris, were both killed in a car accident on Thanksgiving. | GoFundMe/Mynes Family Love
Creekview High School alumni Alivia Mynes and her father, Chris, were both killed in a car accident on Thanksgiving. | GoFundMe/Mynes Family Love
Former Creekview High volleyball star Alivia Mynes was killed in a Thanksgiving morning crash in Cherokee County that also took the life of her father, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
Mynes and father, Chris Mynes, 52, are remembered for their impact on those around them.
"Alivia was loved by many and will be remembered for her kind, sweet, beautiful spirit," the Creekview volleyball team posted on Facebook. "Chris was a devoted father to his two daughters and the love of Jennifer’s life."
According to the report, 18-year-old Alivia Mynes had just finished her freshman season at Bryan College in Tennessee and was home in Canton visiting her family for the holiday when the early-morning wreck also injured at least two others.
Chris Mynes' wife, Jennifer, and their youngest daughter, Sydney, were also injured in the crash that later hospitalized them. Authorities said Jennifer Mynes is a substitute teacher at nearby Creekland Middle School, while Sydney is a junior volleyball player there, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. Both are expected to recover.
According to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the scene of the four-vehicle crash near Knox Bridge Highway and Scott Hudgens Drive just before noon, with deputies adding that the driver of an F-150 heading east crossed the center line and struck the Mynes' SUV.
A friend of the family has organized a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the Mynes family's expenses.
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