Man pleads no contest in Wyoming crash that killed Sylvan Hills students in 2023, mother looks toward healing [Video]

GREENBRIER, Ark.- It’s been nearly 16 months since five Sylvan Hills students were killed in a car crash that happened as the group was driving back from Wyoming. But just this week, one parent of a teen killed said her healing can finally begin.

Officials said the man charged in connection to their death appeared in court on Monday and agreed to a plea deal, something Sarah Wimberly said is the first step to healing.

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“They said all five, that was the phone call that came through, so that was a really hard night,” Wimberly said.

January 22, 2023, is a night Sarah Wimberly said she will never forget.

Her daughter Ava Luplow, Suzy and Andrea Prime, Salomon Correa, and Maggie Franco, were killed in a car crash in Carbon County, Wyoming, coming back from …