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Treynor H.S. student hit by SUV and killed

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November 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A Treynor high school wrestler was struck and killed by an SUV Friday as he was running with two of his teammates. The Daily NonPareil says according to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, 14-year old Tristan White was jogging just before 4-p.m. Friday on a gravel road a few miles south of the city limits.

Deputy Aaron Pattee told the paper White and the other teenagers were headed south when a southbound 2003 Jeep Liberty struck him, throwing him some distance. CPR was performed by a deputy and a Treynor fire department member who went to the scene when they heard the 911 dispatch. White was taken by helicopter to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, where he was pronounced dead.

The driver of the Jeep, 44-year old Jason Henderson, of Malvern, was not ticketed, according to Deputy Pattee. The accident remained under investigation over the weekend.

Treynor Community Schools officials offered counseling for students, staff and the community Saturday morning. White would have turned 15 this Thursday.