By Laura Halm
March 31, 2011
Gwinnett Broadcasting Company (GBC)

On the back of a small wooden cross is a message to Johnathan JJ Campbell…”You will always be in our heart.” There’s a small memorial on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and First Avenue where the 15-year-old Lanier High School freshman died.

A spokesperson with Gwinnett County Schools told GBC Reporter Laura Halm a crisis team was sent to Lanier High School yesterday to help students cope.

There is also a Facebook group remember the ninth-grader. One message says:

“I haven’t prayed for awhile, but I’ve been praying a lot for you now…rest in peace.”

Wednesday morning – police say Campbell’s older sister 17 year old Rebecca Campbell tried turning left in front of a black jeep driven by Jhony Velasquez. His jeep smashed into Campbell’s passenger door.

The ninth-grader died on scene. Police say Velasquez had the right of way, but he was charged with driving without a license.

Investigators don’t know what caused the accident but police say many factors could have played a role. Corporal Ritter with Gwinnett Police says:

“Such as weather – it was raining pretty hard at the time, it could be foggy windows, and maybe the other car didn’t have their lights on…”