Heard County crash kills student, injures another

Let's move forward and talk about what's trending here on Fox Local and Fox5Atlanta.com. And we do have a Veterans Day story for you. Let's bring in our digital content creator, Jamison Moyer, to dive into these stories that you are clicking on the most on our website and here on Fox Local. So, hey, Jasmine, thanks for joining us. Hey Jasmine, thanks for having me on. So our first story is heartbreaking. It's out of Heard County where this tight-knit community is now mourning the loss of a local high school student. So just before 7 p.m. Friday evening, 16-year-old Heaven Inkman and her friend Olivia Steele were heading to a high school football game when their car was crossing Highway 1 at Five Notch Road and was struck on the passenger side by an SUV, that initial collision ended up setting off a chain reaction crash involving four vehicles. Tragically, Heaven died from her injuries at the scene while Olivia was rushed to the hospital, and she is currently in critical condition. Now, school leaders and classmates are rallying around both their families. They've organized campus donations to help cover costs during this unimaginable time, this heartbreaking time, and a GoFundMe has also been set up. For Heaven's Family, which we do have linked on our website at fox5atlanta.com. But this story is just so sad. These kids were just doing something that all kids do, and everything changed in a moment. It's just terrible, Jasmine. Absolutely, Jamison. Definitely sad to hear this story and stories like this. So my thoughts go out to Heard County High School, the community there, and the victim's family, because we do know, like you said, another person was seriously injured in this crash. So hopefully that person recovers quickly. But again, one person did lose their life in this, and it's just a sad story, like you said. Yeah, absolutely. I know we showed our veterans, our local veterans at the top of the show, and now we're talking about Veterans Day is tomorrow, and tons of local restaurants and national chains are going to be offering deals for our veterans. So across the area, communities are hosting tribute ceremonies tomorrow, including events at the Atlanta History Center, Dunwoody's Brook Run Park, and the Fallen Heroes Memorial in Gwinnett. Veterans and active duty service members can also take advantages of major perks that are We'll be right back. But to all veterans, we just want to say thank you for your service. And if you're interested in finding out more about these deals that are happening tomorrow, we have multiple stories on our website with lists and lists just showing you what's happening and what they're doing to give back to the military community. Jasmine. Yes, glad that all these restaurants are honoring our veterans, you know, recognizing the service and sacrifice and leadership of those veterans. And also, too, you know, if you are in the military currently, those places will serve you as well. You can get those discounts and deals. So I know a lot of people in the military are grateful for this. My mom's in the military. I have a lot of family members in the military. So very, very grateful for those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Amen. But this last story here, let's move forward to that. It's a study that was done on men and women who smoke marijuana. So let's get into the study and what it found. Yeah, so it's really interesting. So the study, if you only use cannabis every once in a while, your biological sex might play a surprisingly big role in how cannabis affects you. So this study from UCLA Health found that men who use cannabis occasionally feel significantly stronger effects than women with the exact same habits. So in blind tests, occasional male users reported feeling much more high, sedated, and impaired. And along with that, they had higher spikes in heart rate and anxiety. Interestingly, these blood tests showed that both groups had nearly identical THC levels, meaning that their body was processing the compound differently. So for daily or frequent users, that gender gap completely disappeared, however. Researchers say it's a small study, but it proves that your personal habits and sex both shape your reaction to THC. Jasmine? Hmm. Very interesting here. Um, you know, and not surprised that it does have an effect, a different effect on, uh, men than it does women. Uh, but I'll have to do more digging into this, uh, this story here to learn more about what they're saying. Yeah, it seems like it's just another way that things affect men and women differently. You know, you hear about this all the time, and now we've got a new study saying that now it's a part of marijuana use. Now, granted, it is not if you're reusing it, you know, infrequently, but it's just interesting. Yeah, for sure. I'm not surprised that people are clicking on this story a lot on our website. Jamison, thanks so much for joining us to talk about what's trending here on Fox Local and Fox5Atlanta.com. We'll see you later.