An Indiana University student and a 2024 IU grad celebrating spring break in Miami were killed Wednesday night when a speeding car ran them down as they crossed a street.
Sarisa “Lisa” Kongduang and 2024 graduate Greathomon Laowatdhanasapya died at the scene of the March 17 crash, which happened at 9:10 p.m.
According to a Miami Herald story, a 42-year-old man behind the wheel of a Nissan Sentra was driving recklessly in the area without headlights when he struck the two, who died at the scene.
Police said several people had called 911 before the crash to report the Nissan’s erratic driving.
Adan Negron-Morris, 42, reportedly drove away from the scene, abandoned his car and was located inside a nearby Walgreens, where police arrested him. He is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and two counts of leaving the scene of a crash involving death.
Kongduang, 22, was a finance major from Thailand. Her website introduces her as having “a passion for business, finance, and FinTech, with an unending thirst for knowledge.”
Her life goals were to “help build a brighter future for myself, my country and the world, all while adhering to the principle of ‘Leaving the World a Better Place than How We Found It.’ “
A Thai Student Association profile says she been president of IU’s Thai Student Association and treasurer of the Association of Thai Students in the United States of America.
Laowatdhanasapya, 24, was a 2024 Kelley School graduate who worked for Bank of America.
Contact H-T reporter Laura Lane at llane@heraldt.com or 812-318-5967.
This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: IU student and recent grad on spring break killed in Miami crash