The Creekview High School community mourns the loss of a former volleyball player and her father who died in a crash.
Alivia Mynes, 18, and Chris Mynes, 52, died on Thanksgiving morning in the Cherokee County crash.
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The Creekview volleyball team confirmed that Alivia was a former standout for the team and has just completed her freshman season at Bryan College in Tennessee.
“Alivia was loved by many and will be remembered for her kind, sweet, beautiful spirit,” the Creekview volleyball team wrote on Facebook. “Chris was a devoted father to his two daughters and the love of Jennifer’s life.”
The crash forced Chris’ wife Jennifer and their youngest daughter Sydney to the hospital. Sydney is a junior volleyball player at Creekview.
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The Mynes family was traveling west on Knox Bridge Highway near Scott Hudgens Drive at about 11:30 a.m., according to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said a driver in a Ford F-150 headed east and crossed the centerline. The truck collided with the Mynes’ SUV, killing Chris in the driver’s seat and Alivia in the backseat.
Deputies said the truck driver, a 24-year-old from Canton, was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Two other cars were also involved in the accident, but no one was injured. The accident remains under investigation.
A GoFundMe has been set up to support the Mynes family.
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