Former local sports star dies in LA motorcycle accident

This is before my Waxhaw time, but worth posting. Former girls soccer star at Parkwood HS, April Stirton died in a motorcycle accident on a Los Angeles freeway. The Observer has the story:

April Stirton was an all-conference athlete at Parkwood High School in Union County and followed that as a starter on the women’s soccer teams at Wingate University and Coastal Carolina University.

But she went West after graduation and was making her mark in television and the movies.

Stirton’s dream ended Tuesday morning on a Los Angeles freeway, when she was killed in a two-vehicle crash. The California Highway Patrol said Stirton, 28, died when she apparently lost control of her motorcycle on an eight-lane highway.

Even the Huffington Post, a rather well-known liberal blog/newspaper/clearinghouse, has a story on it. KTLA has a video clip of the aftermath shot via helicopter, but watching it may not be for everyone.

Rest in peace, Rachel.