STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — A South Fork High School senior has died just hours before they were supposed to walk across the stage and receive their diploma.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office held a news conference on Thursday morning, where it was announced that 18-year-old Christopher Brooks was driving to school for a graduation practice, and as he was headed northbound, he failed to slow down for stopped trucks in front of him and rear-ended one of them at Pratt Whitney Road and Bulldog Way.
According to officials, the first person to witness the scene was a best friend of the beloved student, Brooks…