‘Heaven just keeps getting sweeter’: Family mourning loss of 17-year-old girl killed in rollover crash

WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ/Gray News) - A family in West Virginia is mourning the loss of a teen after she was killed in a rollover crash that also injured her younger sisters.

According to authorities, the crash involved several vehicles.

The family identified the victim as 17-year-old Raelyn Paynter. Deputies said two of the Paynter’s sisters, 15-year-old Reece and Laney, were also injured in the crash.

Reece was left in critical condition following the crash, but she’s now breathing on her own and speaking in complete sentences.

Officials said Laney is recovering after suffering minor injuries in the crash.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help provide the family with financial assistance.

“We know that God is greater than the enemy and it’s with his help and good grace that we will all make it through this, the organizer said. “Heaven just keeps on getting sweeter!”

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