The 17 year old who was involved in a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon in the area of County Road 189 in Cedar Bluff – has passed away.

Damien Hymbaugh, a senior at Cedar Bluff High School – suffered serious injuries when his motorcycle left the driveway and struck a tree shortly after 5:30pm (May 5th) – afterwards, he was transported to an area trauma center. Family members say that Damien was an organ donor and was kept on life support until a recipient(s) for his organs could be found. Friends & family lined the hall of the Intensive Care Unit for a moment of silence as he was taken to the operating room

Students, faculty and staff at Cedar Bluff School attended a special student led assembly on Wednesday afternoon – we spoke to Cedar Bluff High School Principal Rusty Thrasher.

Mr. Thrasher said that Counselors will continue to be made available for students on campus as needed.