Holly Springs High School mourns after student dies in weekend crash

Police said 16-year-old Ashton Henry Rahlfs was arrested on Sunday and was charged with driving while impaired. He is accused of being involved in a multicar crash that killed a 14-year-old Holly Springs student.
Posted 10/27/2025, 8:53:00 AM Updated 10/27/2025, 12:53:30 PM

POLICE AND THE WAKE COUNTY

SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR MORE

INFORMATION.

>> TODAY, STUDENTS AT HOLLY

SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL OF MOURNING

THE DEATH OF A CLASSMATE, 14

YEAR-OLD STUDENT DIED IN A

CRASH SUNDAY MORNING. A 16

YEAR-OLD DRIVER IS CHARGED WITH

DWI IN THAT CAUSE WRAL'S.

LAURA LEVINE EXPLAINS WHAT

HAPPENED AS STUDENTS WILL HAVE

EXTRA SUPPORT ON CAMPUS TODAY.

>> STUDENTS HERE AT HOLLY

SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL HERE BEHIND

ME ARE ARRIVING HERE ON CAMPUS

TODAY WITH HEAVY HEARTS AFTER

LOSING THEIR CLASSMATE. THE

PRINCIPAL SAYS THAT THEY WILL

HAVE ADDITIONAL NO SUPPORT AND

GRIEF COUNSELING ON HAND TO

SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AND HELP

THEM COPE WITH THIS TRAGIC LOSS

OF 14 YEAR-OLD STUDENT. A 9TH

GRADER WAS RIDING A BIKE JUST

BEFORE 2 O'CLOCK SUNDAY MORNING

WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A CAR ON

DAVID FERRY BOAT. YOU'RE HOLLY

METAL DRIVE. POLICE SAY HE DIED

AT THAT SCENE. 16 YEAR-OLD

ASHTON ROLFES WAS ARRESTED

YESTERDAY CHARGED WITH DWI

DRIVING AFTER CONSUMING ALCOHOL

UNDER 21 YEARS OLD AND A

DRIVER'S PERMIT. TIME LIMIT

VIOLATIONS. DOCUMENTS ALSO SHOW

OFFICERS ADMINISTERED A BREATH.

TEST FINDINGS BE A SEAT AT 0.1

1.

>> POLICE ACROSS WAS DRIVING A

2021 HONDA PASSPORT. AND WHEN

THEY ARRIVE, THE PRELIMINARY

INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT 2008

HONDA CIVIC WAS ALSO HIT

HEAD-ON BY VALLE'S AFTER THE

TEENAGER BICYCLIST WAS STRUCK.

THE DRIVER OF THE HONDA CIVIC

AS 19 YEAR-OLD BRANDON

BROSSEAU. WE SPOKE WITH

BRANDON'S MOTHER YESTERDAY LAST

NIGHT TO CONFIRM THAT HE IS

STILL IN THE HOSPITAL IN

CRITICAL CONDITION, OF COURSE,

SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVED

IN THIS TRAGIC SITUATION.

WE WILL CONTENT CONTINUE TO

FOLLOW THIS INVESTIGATION.

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