Update (Friday, Sept. 27, 5 p.m.): Henry Longworth was pronounced dead late this afternoon at Memorial Health University Medical Center. On what is supposed to be a festive week at South Effingham High, the school is mourning the loss of one of its students. SEHS senior Lacey Danielle Longworth, 17, of Bloomingdale died when the sport utility vehicle she was riding in crashed around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday on Bay Road near Old River Road.
Crash claims life of SEHS senior