DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — The star soccer player and daughter of a beloved soccer coach who died in an accident over the weekend is back in the classroom.
Jed Lacey, who was a soccer coach at Dawson County High School, was killed in a four-vehicle pileup on GA 400 Saturday morning.
The accident involved a car, an SUV and two dump trucks near Exit 16 in Forsyth County.
Lacey's daughter, Falon, was hurt in the crash, along with her boyfriend, who remains hospitalized, but is expected to be OK, according to officials.
The father and two teens were headed to metro Atlanta for a soccer clinic when the accident happened.
“Falon was a joy for him,” said Principal Richard Crumley.
He said that Falon, who is a junior, was back in class Monday trying to get some sort of normalcy.
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Lacey coached students for more than 10 years and now the school is left to figure out how to fill a giant void.
Crumley told
that the Dawson County High School soccer team met with grief counselors over the weekend before they returned to class on Monday.
Crumley said that Lacey’s soccer teams consistently ranked top 10 in the state.
Grieving students and community members held a vigil Saturday to try and cope with the loss.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office.
If you would like to help support Coach Lacey's family, visit his GoFundMe page.
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