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Crash kills Baylor student

A single-vehicle crash resulted in a Baylor School student dying early Sunday, according to a campuswide e-mail.

An e-mail sent to upper school parents and faculty at Baylor confirmed that senior Shipley Buckner died as a result of injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash. The e-mail said a gathering for students, parents and faculty was held at the school’s chapel Sunday.

The crash occurred at 12:53 a.m. Sunday in the 9600 block of Hixson Pike, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office public information officer Ms. Janice Atkinson said in a news release. The investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Division, the news release said.