A Ponderosa High School student died in a single vehicle crash Wednesday.
Hope Bist was killed in a crash just before 6:15 a.m. on Ponderosa road.
Bist, a junior at Ponderosa High School was the only person in the car at the time of the crash.
Bist was was on the Softball and Basketball teams, as well as an active member of the drama department and creative writing class.
The community came together to create the Hope Bist Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo.
The El Dorado Union High School District released the following statement:
"The El Dorado Union High School District lost a Ponderosa High School student in a tragic car accident this morning. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the student. Counseling and support services are being offered the remainder of the week for students and staff. Our students embody our community’s hopes for the future and we join together today and in the coming weeks to offer comfort and support during this difficult time."
