Photo feature: Residents gather at vigil for crash victims

Published 12:00 am Friday, November 13, 2015

By Ben Hillyer

Family and friends of the victims of the Oct. 1 wreck near Wildsville that killed three Vidalia residents gathered on the Vidalia Riverfront for a candlelight vigil and remembrance ceremony. Preston Turner, 9, is comforted by Dudley Leblanc during the services. (Ben Hillyer/The Natchez Democrat)

Family and friends of the victims of the Oct. 1 wreck near Wildsville that killed three Vidalia residents gathered on the Vidalia Riverfront for a candlelight vigil and remembrance ceremony. Preston Turner, 9, is comforted by Dudley Leblanc during the services. (Ben Hillyer/The Natchez Democrat)

Sheila Smith, the only person in the truck to survive, is comforted by friends and relatives during the service. (Ben Hillyer/The Natchez Democrat)

Sheila Smith, the only person in the truck to survive, is comforted by friends and relatives during the service. (Ben Hillyer/The Natchez Democrat)

City of Vidalia Police Chief Arthur Lewis talks during the gathering. (Ben Hillyer/The Natchez Democrat)

City of Vidalia Police Chief Arthur Lewis talks during the gathering. (Ben Hillyer/The Natchez Democrat)

 

 

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