Glen was a friend to one of my early morning students, and I know his death has affected her and her family. It’s always sad to lose someone so young. While I didn’t know him, the fact that so many people have such good things to say about him means a lot.
This article appeared in the Elk River Star News today:
Glen Bye, 17, dies in motor vehicle crash
by Elizabeth Nelson
Staff writerGlen Bye, a 17-year-old Zimmerman High School student, died this morning at the scene of a motor vehicle crash on the 24400 block of Sherburne County Road 75 in Orrock Township north of Big Lake.
Sherburne County Sheriff Joel Brott said when deputies responded to the report of an accident at 5:33 a.m. and arrived to find a 1999 black Oldsmobile Alero that had left the roadway and struck a tree.
The juvenile could also be seen pinned inside the car.
The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene, Brott said.
There were no other passengers in the vehicle.
Brott said investigators were called to the scene and believe the teen may have fallen asleep while driving.
He was also not seat belted at the time of the crash, Brott said.
Bye, known as Bubba, would have been a senior in high school and a quarterback for the Zimmerman High School football team. He was reportedly on his way to a leadership class at the time of the accident, according to a school official.
The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office will be mapping and reconstructing the crash.
No drug or alcohol use is suspected and the Ramsey County Medical Examiners Office will conduct an autopsy, Brott said.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by the Big Lake Fire Department and the New River Ambulance Service.
My prayers go out for his family and friends.
There is a Facebook page created in his honor:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/RIP-Glen-Bubba-Bye/141700769183974
Here is a YouTube tribute:
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I cannot tell you the pain I feel for ur family. reading this on the computer brought back memories of my son killed on sherburne 7 six years ago. he to was alone,no seatbelt. When I say I feel ur pain I truly mean it. may God Bless you and help you abundantly through this. Your family is in my prayers and a candle lit in memory of ur Bubba.
Sincerely, lori cooper
tampa fl