Kadance Fredericksen, 18, was driving on Highway 4 at Hurricane Lake Road in Baker when she collided head-on with tractor trailer driven by a 56-year-old man, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
‘Please keep the family, the town, and the school in your thoughts as they will all miss and grieve this young lady,’ stated the school on social media on Tuesday, adding that counselors would be available on campus for students.
Fredericksen was known in her community for founding Kada’s Promise, a charity that worked to gift teddy bears and blankets to foster kids at shelters and hospitals.
Fredericksen competed in pageants and won Miss Okaloosa County Teen USA.
She wrote on her charity’s website: ‘During many dark times in my early childhood, the only thing that I could call my own or that made me feel safe was a single teddy bear that I received as a gift.
