Heritage High School student killed in Marion County crash

An area high school student died Tuesday from injuries suffered in a car wreck in Marion County, Tenn.

Cody Hughes, 16, was involved in a two-car wreck on Suck Creek Road at 4:40 p.m CDT., the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.

Hughes was a sophomore at Heritage High School in Ringgold, Ga., but attended Christian Worship Center in Whitwell, Tenn.

The funeral for Hughes is scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT Saturday at Heritage Funeral Home in Fort Oglethorpe.

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