Sophomore Sarah Anderson was killed in a single car accident Tuesday night as she was traveling from Montgomery to Auburn.
Anderson and her roommate Sara Clayton were driving on I-85 when the car overturned at mile marker 13 at 11:02 p.m.
"The initial report is that it was one vehicle crash," said Sgt. Steve Jarrett of the Alabama State Troopers. "The passenger was injured and transported to Baptist South in Montgomery."
Jarrett said the accident is still being investigated, but the initial report is Anderson lost control of the vehicle after it hit a patch of water and the vehicle overturned.
Anderson was ejected from the vehicle when it overturned.
Jarrett said Anderson was declared dead at the scene of the accident and transported by the Montgomery coroner's office to a funeral home in Montgomery.
Clayton was transported to Baptist Medical Center South after the accident, but was not seriously injured. A hospital spokeswoman said Clayton was in stable condition yesterday morning.
"She was the happiest person I have ever met," said Ashley Stack, junior in sociology and public relations. "Just an example, during band camp, when it's so hot and everyone's in bad moods, you can hear her laughing across the band field, and it just makes you in a better mood."
Stack said she, Anderson and Clayton were members of the Auburn University Marching Band, as well as the band's service organization, Kappa Kappa Psi.
"They're just both a ton of fun," Stack said. "They're always cracking up and goofing off and stuff."
Anderson of Robertsdale and Clayton of Auburn both played piccolo in the band.
"She was just always there for everyone," Stack said. "And she always made sure that she smiled at you and made sure that you knew she hoped you had a good day."
Now the fraternity members are trying to be there for each other, Stack said.
The members of Auburn's chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi wore black ribbons and their membership pins yesterday and today in Anderson's honor, Stack said.
A prayer service was held last night at 5 p.m. in the band hall.
"She meant so much to so many people in the band," Stack said about losing Anderson. "It's just gonna be really hard."
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