Community mourns teen who died following crash with power pole

AGAINST THIS PANDEMIC AND DO

EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SAVE AS

MANY LIVES AS POSSIBLE. NEW

TONIGHT, A COMMUNITY IN

MOURNING OVER A 16 YEAR-OLD

NASH COUNTY TEENAGER WHO WAS

ELECTROCUTED WHILE STEPPING OUT

OF THE CAR AFTER IT CRASHED

INTO A POWER POLE IN FRANKLIN

COUNTY.

>> FAMILY MEMBERS TELL US

ALEXIS HARRIS SPENT ABOUT 3

WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL. THE TIDE

FROM THE IMPACT OF THE

ELECTRICITY WRAL'S. AARON

THOMAS REPORTS AND NASH COUNTY

WHERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE

GATHERED IN HER HONOR.

>> HERE'S THE FOOTBALL FIELD AT

SOUTHERN NASH HIGH SCHOOL.

16 YEAR-OLD ALEXIS HERE SPENT A

LOT OF TIME HERE. SHE WAS A

MEMBER OF THE CHEERLEADING TEAM

EVEN RAN TRACK. WHAT YOU TAKE A

LOOK TO SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE

WHO GATHERED IN THE SAME SPOT.

SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TO

CELEBRATE A LIFE. DIDN'T WANT

TO BE HERE TONIGHT. UNDER THE

CIRCUMSTANCES, 16 YEAR-OLD

ALEXIS HARRIS. WE LOST A VERY,

VERY SPECIAL IN THE LEXUS.

A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY

WHO JOHN BOUVIER GOT TO KNOW AS

HER YOUTH PASTOR AND SHE WAS

SEARCHING. SHE JUST WANTED MORE

OF THE LORD AND SHE INSTANTLY

BECAME PART OF OUR YOUTH

THROUGH PART OF OUR FAMILY AND

UNDER DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.

YOU SHE WENT ON TO BE WITH THE

LORD. INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE WAS

INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR CRASH

ON CHARLIE MORGAN ROAD IN

FRANKLIN COUNTY. APRIL 16.

>> SHE RAN INTO A POWER POLE

AFTER STEPPING OUT OF THE CAR

FROM THE CRASH, SHE SUPPLEMENT

ACT OF POWER LINE ELECTROCUTE

IN HER HEART OUT TO MY STOMACH.

>> I WAS LIKE I SAW PEOPLE'S

REACTIONS AND IT WASN'T THE

BEST. DERCO ALWAYS WANTED HER

FRIEND TO PULL THROUGH WITH

THE HOSPITAL. INSTEAD.

>> SHE'S HOLDING ONTO CHERISHED

MEMORIES ON THE TABLE. I WROTE

YOU HAVE THE BRIGHTEST SMILE IN

THE SCHOOL, BUT NOW YOU'LL BE

THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY.

ONE OF MY BOOK THE LAST LITTLE

AWAY. BUT SHE'LL

ALWAYS BE

>> A BUTTERFLY. IT'S HOW DENISE

HARRIS REMEMBERS HER BELOVED

GRANDDAUGHTER. AND I JUST WANT

TO GIVE MY LOVE TO EVERY BAD

BECAUSE I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE

HOW MANY PEOPLE LOVE MADE A

LASTING IMPRESSION AMONG OTHERS

>> I REALLY, REALLY BELIEVE

THAT SHE'S IN HEAVEN LOOKING

DOWN THIS GOING.

>> 16 YEAR-OLD ALEXIS HARRIS

WILL GO ON TO GIVE THE GIFT OF

LIFE TO SO MANY OTHERS. SHE