Students at Woodbridge High School held a prayer vigil this morning for a 17-year-old senior who has suffered life-threatening injuries.
Prince William County police responded to the intersection of Springwoods Drive and Trokia Court in Lake Ridge on Tuesday and found that John Meres had fallen off the rear of a 2006 Saturn Ion and struck the pavement.
The boy had jumped onto the trunk of the car, and the driver pulled away, according to Prince William Officer Erika Hernandez. Meres was flown to an area hospital.
The driver was identified as a 16-year-old girl from Woodbridge. She was charged with reckless driving and having more than one passenger in the vehicle. She will have a hearing in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.
Prince William police are still investigating the incident. They did not release the name of the victim, but the News & Messenger was able to discern it from an interview and from scanning pages on the social-networking site Facebook.
Classmates and friends started a Facebook page, Pray for John Meres, for people to send their thoughts and prayers. So far, 610 members have joined and 79 posts have been left.
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