Wheaton Warrenville South High School junior dies in car crash

The Wheaton Warrenville South High School community is mourning the death of a student who reportedly was involved in a fatal, single-car accident March 4.

Holden Wight, a junior at the school, was killed when the car he was driving hit a traffic signal pole at the southeast corner of Butterfield and Orchard roads, according to Wheaton police.

No other vehicles were involved in the incident. Wright was the sole occupant of the vehicle, police said.

The MERIT Major Crash Reconstruction Team was activated and Butterfield Road was shut down for about five hours while the reconstruction team conducted its investigation.

“We express our condolences to the family, friends and school community affected by this loss. The Wheaton Police Department has been in communication with Community Unit School District 200 staff so that they can provide support resources for the District 200 community,” Wheaton police said in a statement.

“Our hearts and prayers are with Holden’s family and friends. Losing a member of our school community is incredibly tragic, sad and very difficult to comprehend,” Wheaton Warrenville South Principal Scott McDermott said in a statement. “Our student services team is here to support our students, staff and school community as they process this tragedy. Mental health awareness and support is an important topic to the Wight family and our Wheaton Warrenville South school community.

“We know that processing this tragedy will certainly take time,” McDermott said. “Our school community has been through a lot the last few years and we are a stronger and closer school community as a result. Now is the time for us to continue to come together to support our entire Tiger Nation and our team is committed to doing just that. Students and staff, please reach out to us for anything that you need.”