A 12 year old boy, who has not been named, jumped
off of Cedar Lane overpass in Virginia and landed on Marisa W. Harris’ 2005
Ford Escape.
According to a press release provided to PEOPLE
by the Virginia State Police Department. A 23-year-old male passenger who was
traveling with Harris managed to grab the steering wheel and direct the vehicle
off of the interstate.
Harris, of
Olney, Maryland, died at the scene, while the passenger was uninjured. The boy
was transported to Fairfax Inova Hospital where he is being treated for
life-threatening injuries.
Police say the incident is being investigated as
an attempted suicide.
Harris’
family told The Washington Post that she was
pursuing her master’s degree in clinical counseling at Marymount University in
Arlington, Virginia. They said she had a gift for working with children with
severe behavioral problems.
Her father, Patrick Harris, told the Post
he wasn’t ignorant about the circumstances of her death.
“That’s the irony that we’re looking at right
now,” he said, describing Marisa as outgoing, with an affinity for the
outdoors. “She was fearless, she was absolutely fearless. She was loved by her
friends, she was dearly loved by her family, she was admired by her peers, she
was just a shining star.”
As for her passion in helping children, her loved
ones said it ran in the family as Marisa came from a “long line of
psychologists.”
“She was — she was awesome,” her mother said. “I
miss her so much.”
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