A Marin County community is mourning four Archie Williams High School students who died in a collision Friday evening.

Tamalpais Union High School District officials on Monday released the names of the four girls as 9th grade student Olive Koren and 10th grade students Sienna Katz, Jocalynn Osborn and Ada Kepley.

Two other students were in critical condition after the collision, reported about 7:30 p.m. Friday on San Geronimo Valley Road, south of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in unincorporated Marin County.

The California Highway Patrol said the Volkswagen SUV had apparently veered off the roadway and struck a tree on the shoulder.

All of the vehicles' occupants were between 14 and 16 years old. Three were pronounced dead at the scene and a fourth victim died after being taken to a hospital.

On Monday, the parents of one of the survivors, 14-year-old Marley Barclay, asked people to refrain from speculating about the crash until the investigation is complete.

"As these girls and our entire community begins its healing journey, we strongly encourage everyone to standby as investigators work through the details of this tragedy," Jessica Glantz and Ross Barclay said in a joint statement. "Wild speculation, rumor and conjecture is merely exacerbating what is already an excruciating process for all involved."

They said their daughter is currently in critical but stable condition at Oakland Children's Hospital after being pulled from the vehicle by a passing Good Samaritan.

"We particularly want to thank the woman who pulled Marley from the vehicle and saved her life," they said. "We ask for help to identify this guardian angel as Marley would like the opportunity to thank her personally."

Tamalpais Union High School District superintendent Tara Taupier said grief counselors would be available at all district schools in the coming week.
"This is an incredibly heart wrenching time for our entire school and broader community," Taupier wrote in a letter to the district community.

"As we await more information, we know the Tam District community will pull together in compassion, care, and support for one another. Thank you for keeping the students and their families in your thoughts," she wrote.

Two others, including the driver, suffered major injuries and were in critical condition as of Monday, according to the CHP and the superintendent's statement.
The CHP released a statement of its own expressing sorrow to the community.

"On behalf of the California Highway Patrol, I extend our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and classmates of the four young students whose lives were tragically lost in this heartbreaking crash," said CHP Marin Area Commander Capt. Amy Newton.

The cause remains under investigation and anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact the Marin area CHP office at (415) 924-1100.

Archie Williams High School is in the unincorporated town of San Anselmo and had 1,143 students enrolled as of fall 2024.