Kuira Cruz, from Rock Hill, has been identified as the Winthrop University student who died in an I-85 crash Thursday, police and school officials confirmed.
Cruz, 20, was traveling on Interstate 85 in Davidson County, N.C., when her vehicle and a tractor-trailer collided in North Carolina, the N.C. Highway Patrol wrote in a report.
Cruz was in her second semester at Winthrop, said school officials.
“Our thoughts are with her family, fellow students and colleagues who knew her,” said Frank Ardaiolo, Winthrop vice-president for student life. source
Cruz was studying biology, school officials said. She graduated from South Pointe High School in Rock Hill. She was described as having a beautiful soul by friends, Winthrop officials said.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
The crash remains under investigation.
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