Lynam died at the scene. Others in the car who were taken to hospitals were released by yesterday afternoon. One, according to Porter, had a broken finger. He declined to identify the driver of the SUV other than to say she is also a rower.
In the words of an aunt, Lynam was "a beautiful, smart, funny young person" who was at the top of her class at T.C. Williams and was a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist.
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Accident Victims: The number of teens killed in traffic accidents has surged in recent weeks.
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She was a serious student who loved to read and studied French in Paris last summer, said the aunt, Clare Lynam Goldfogle. She was also "very passionate about crew" and had many friends among the other rowers, Goldfogle said.
She liked children, was a babysitter in her neighborhood and liked to braid her niece's hair. She also was a skilled seamstress who helped her mother with sewing projects, Goldfogle added.
"We're obviously grieving."
After last night's memorial service, Kate Henderson, a classmate, spoke through tears.
They had taken Latin together, and what came to Henderson's mind was the virtuosity Lynam demonstrated in translation.
"I have no idea what we're going to do without her," she said, breaking down in tears. "She was amazing."
More than a dozen young people have been killed in recent traffic accidents in the Washington area. In one weekend, five people between the ages of 16 and 19 died in Montgomery County.
Staff writers Allan Lengel and Martin Weil contributed to this report.
