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Description: We will miss you Katherine Kristen "Katie" Murray, 16, of La Plata was driving on Oliver Shop Road in La Plata at 10:42 pm when she lost control the Honda she was driving Wednesday night and struck a tree, according to a press release from the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Police said Murray died on the scene. There were no other people in the car. Murray was wearing a seat belt, police said. While the crash is still under investigation, according to the release, "icy roads appear to be a contributing factor." Murray was an 11th-grade student at La Plata High School where Principal Evelyn Arnold said she was a cheerleader. Arnold said Murray was in several Advanced Placement classes and "pushed herself to do her very best in whatever she did."
