BY MALLORY BOYKIN / Campus Editor

Andrew Jackson Thurmond IV, an 18-year-old Auburn University student died in a car accident Wednesday night.

Thurmond was a passenger in the car driven by Scott Leighton, another student. Both are new members of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.

Lt. Steven Woods with the Auburn Police said the accident occurred near mile marker 216 on Alabama Highway 14 at around 10 p.m.

According to the OA News, Leighton hit two vehicles after losing control of the one he was driving due to running off the road while traveling at a high speed.

Woods said he could not comment on the cause of the accident because it is still under investigation.

Also, according to the OA News, one of the vehicles was on fire when the Auburn firefighters came to the accident.

Woods said the passenger in vehicle two is in their 30s and vehicle three was carrying three passengers in their mid-20s to mid-30s and a juvenile.

Leighton was taken to East Alabama Medical Center, the driver of vehicle two was taken to Columbus Regional Medical Center and the driver and a passenger of vehicle three were taken to EAMC.

Daniel Hackett, president of Delta Sigma Phi, said Thurmond had a good heart.

“We’ve had almost everybody up here all day, through the day,” Hackett said. “Everybody’s talking about it and doing anything they can to help out Drew’s family.”