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Car accident claims life of former Rocky VB star
Posted: Jul 19, 2011 5:34 PM by Scott Breen - Q2 Sports
Updated: Jul 19, 2011 5:34 PM
BILLINGS - Former Rocky Mountain College volleyball star Hailey Pearce died Monday in a car accident, according to Washington State Troopers. She was driving through Washington after attending a weekend wedding in Billings.
Troopers are still investigating the cause, but say Pearce didn't see a man driving a Chevy service truck at about 20 miles per hour before her Acura rear-ended the truck. The other driver was not injured, but Pearce's car was totaled.
Pearce was air-lifted to a hospital in Richland, Washington, where she later died.
The 25-year-old had just finished her first season as head volleyball coach at Eastern Oregon in the Frontier Conference.
Between 2004-2008 she was a four-year-starter at Rocky, including conference Freshman of the Year in 2004. After graduating with a Business Management degree in 2008, Pearce spent the next two years as Rocky's junior varsity head coach.
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