Gadsden teen charged in death of JSU student fatally struck on campus

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BREAKING NEWS. AN ARREST AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT LED TO THE DEATH OF A JACKSONVILLE STATE STUDENT, LEAH TARRANT. JACKSONVILLE POLICE SAY THAT OLIVIA LOWERY WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY ON A CHARGE OF CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE. THEY SAY LOWRY’S VEHICLE HIT HARVIN WHILE SHE WAS IN A CROSSWALK BACK IN NOVEMBER. SHE LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.

An arrest has been made in the death of a Jacksonville State student who was fatally struck by a car on campus last year.On Thursday, the Jacksonville Police Department announced the arrest of Olivia Lowry, 19, of Gadsden.Lowry was charged with criminally negligent homicide in the death of 22-year-old Leah Tarvin and booked into Jacksonville City Jail.Tarvin was struck on Wednesday, Nov. 2, while crossing a street in front of JSU's Brewer Hall; she was taken to UAB hospital, where she died two days later.While attending JSU, Tarvin pursued a major in forensic science and played trombone in the school's marching band. She left behind her parents, Mark and Cindy, and a large, extended family.Lowry, who has since bonded out of jail, is set to appear in court on August 1.

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. —

An arrest has been made in the death of a Jacksonville State student who was fatally struck by a car on campus last year.

On Thursday, the Jacksonville Police Department announced the arrest of Olivia Lowry, 19, of Gadsden.

Lowry was charged with criminally negligent homicide in the death of 22-year-old Leah Tarvin and booked into Jacksonville City Jail.

Tarvin was struck on Wednesday, Nov. 2, while crossing a street in front of JSU's Brewer Hall; she was taken to UAB hospital, where she died two days later.

While attending JSU, Tarvin pursued a major in forensic science and played trombone in the school's marching band. She left behind her parents, Mark and Cindy, and a large, extended family.

Lowry, who has since bonded out of jail, is set to appear in court on August 1.

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