{"id":23365,"date":"2025-08-06T00:34:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T00:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365"},"modified":"2025-08-06T00:34:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T00:34:32","slug":"teenager-dies-after-crashing-into-school-bus-then-police-find-what-she-was-holding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365","title":{"rendered":"Teenager dies after crashing into school bus; then police find what she was holding."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Teen Dies After School Bus Collision \u2013 Family and Community Devastated<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"wpxaw6a00283b05b55\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.wpxaw6a00283b05b55 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.wpxaw6a00283b05b55 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.wpxaw6a00283b05b55 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.wpxaw6a00283b05b55 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.wpxaw6a00283b05b55 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>A tragic accident in Panola County, Mississippi, has claimed the life of 17-year-old Katelyn Ray after her vehicle collided with the rear of a South Panola School bus early Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The Mississippi Highway Patrol confirmed the crash occurred around 7:15 a.m. on Highway 15 near Highway 6. Katelyn was on her way to pick up her older sister from work when the fatal collision happened.<\/p>\n<p>Katelyn\u2019s mother, Shelia Ray, shared that their final conversation was filled with love\u2014an ordinary exchange that became a heartbreaking goodbye. When Katelyn didn\u2019t show up at her sister\u2019s workplace by 7:30 a.m., concern quickly turned into panic.<\/p>\n<p>Courtney Pettit, Katelyn\u2019s sister, tried reaching her repeatedly and eventually took to social media, posting a desperate plea for help in finding her missing sister. Not long after, the family received the devastating call from highway patrol.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say the impact was severe, as Katelyn\u2019s car slammed into the back of the school bus. Thankfully, no children on the bus were injured, but the accident took a tragic toll on Katelyn\u2019s young life.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Pettit, Katelyn\u2019s aunt, reflected on the family\u2019s shock and sorrow, describing the unimaginable pain of losing someone so vibrant and full of life. Katelyn was taking GED classes at the WIN Job Center and was proud of her role as an aunt.<\/p>\n<p>Katelyn had only received her driver\u2019s license two months prior. Her sudden death has left the Panola County community grieving deeply, as friends and loved ones come to terms with the heartbreaking loss.<\/p>\n<p>The Mississippi Highway Patrol continues to investigate the cause of the crash as tributes pour in for the beloved teen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teen Dies After School Bus Collision \u2013 Family and Community Devastated A tragic accident in Panola County, Mississippi, has claimed the life of 17-year-old Katelyn Ray after her vehicle collided with the rear of a South Panola School bus early Wednesday morning. The Mississippi Highway Patrol confirmed the crash occurred around 7:15 a.m. on Highway&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Teenager dies after crashing into school bus; then police find what she was holding. - VM News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Teenager dies after crashing into school bus; then police find what she was holding. - VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Teen Dies After School Bus Collision \u2013 Family and Community Devastated A tragic accident in Panola County, Mississippi, has claimed the life of 17-year-old Katelyn Ray after her vehicle collided with the rear of a South Panola School bus early Wednesday morning. The Mississippi Highway Patrol confirmed the crash occurred around 7:15 a.m. on Highway...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-06T00:34:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/528076453_1085162500420376_2470516443772735878_n.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"526\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"501\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"vmfavorite\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"vmfavorite\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"vmfavorite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad\"},\"headline\":\"Teenager dies after crashing into school bus; then police find what she was holding.\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-06T00:34:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365\"},\"wordCount\":305,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/528076453_1085162500420376_2470516443772735878_n.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365\",\"name\":\"Teenager dies after crashing into school bus; then police find what she was holding. - VM News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/528076453_1085162500420376_2470516443772735878_n.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-06T00:34:32+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/528076453_1085162500420376_2470516443772735878_n.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/528076453_1085162500420376_2470516443772735878_n.jpg\",\"width\":526,\"height\":501},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Teenager dies after crashing into school bus; then police find what she was holding.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/\",\"name\":\"VM News\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad\",\"name\":\"vmfavorite\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25ae7ad0af0818c5b3c7c52f4610bfa26e9985055e4db731befcf55c2fdcfd9b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25ae7ad0af0818c5b3c7c52f4610bfa26e9985055e4db731befcf55c2fdcfd9b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"vmfavorite\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Teenager dies after crashing into school bus; then police find what she was holding. - VM News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Teenager dies after crashing into school bus; then police find what she was holding. - VM News","og_description":"Teen Dies After School Bus Collision \u2013 Family and Community Devastated A tragic accident in Panola County, Mississippi, has claimed the life of 17-year-old Katelyn Ray after her vehicle collided with the rear of a South Panola School bus early Wednesday morning. The Mississippi Highway Patrol confirmed the crash occurred around 7:15 a.m. on Highway...","og_url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365","og_site_name":"VM News","article_published_time":"2025-08-06T00:34:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":526,"height":501,"url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/528076453_1085162500420376_2470516443772735878_n.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"vmfavorite","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"vmfavorite","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365"},"author":{"name":"vmfavorite","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad"},"headline":"Teenager dies after crashing into school bus; then police find what she was holding.","datePublished":"2025-08-06T00:34:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365"},"wordCount":305,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/528076453_1085162500420376_2470516443772735878_n.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365","url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365","name":"Teenager dies after crashing into school bus; then police find what she was holding. - VM News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/528076453_1085162500420376_2470516443772735878_n.jpg","datePublished":"2025-08-06T00:34:32+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/528076453_1085162500420376_2470516443772735878_n.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/528076453_1085162500420376_2470516443772735878_n.jpg","width":526,"height":501},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23365#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Teenager dies after crashing into school bus; then police find what she was holding."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/","name":"VM News","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad","name":"vmfavorite","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25ae7ad0af0818c5b3c7c52f4610bfa26e9985055e4db731befcf55c2fdcfd9b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25ae7ad0af0818c5b3c7c52f4610bfa26e9985055e4db731befcf55c2fdcfd9b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"vmfavorite"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/news-vm.com"],"url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23365"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23367,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23365\/revisions\/23367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}