Local Newlywed Killed in North Carolina Car Crash

Sammamish native Jamie Soukup Reid, 25, and husband Will Reid, 26, from Phillipsburg, N.J., died in a car accident on Sunday, Aug. 11 on an Asheville, N.C., highway, according to the Seattle Times.

The Lincoln Town Car in which Will and Jamie Soukup Reid were riding veered out of control, went down a bank and struck a tree.

According to Asheville police, the 45-year-old driver was injured and hospitalized with severe injuries. They have been unable to talk to him. Police are investigating possible charges against him and are waiting for the results of a toxicology test and a report from the car’s digital recording system, which will provide the rate of speed at the time of the crash.

Read the full obituary at the Seattle Times web site.

A dual funeral service is planned for Saturday in Phillipsburg, N.J., and at 1 p.m. Aug. 25 there will be a celebration of life for Jamie and Will at the Plateau Club, 25625 E. Plateau Dr., Sammamish.

Donations may be made to Jamie Soukup Reid Memorial Scholarship fund, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla, 99362; or to the William and Jamie Reid Scholarship Fund, Phillipsburg High School, 200 Hillcrest Blvd., Phillipsburg, N.J., 08865, with checks payable to Phillipsburg High School.