EA student killed in car wreck Near Atmore Alabama

Faculty and students at Escambia Academy are trying to cope with tragedy this week as a recent edition to the EA student body was killed Monday evening after his vehicle collided with an 18-wheeler.Noah Allison, 17, who came to EA from Charles Henderson High School in Troy alongside new athletic director and head football coach Hugh Fountain, was a promising student-athlete who lost his life only weeks before senior year of high school was scheduled to begin in Canoe.
According to Alabama State Trooper Kevin Cook, Allison was killed around 4:44 p.m. when his 2011 Chevrolet Camaro struck a 1998 International truck driven by James R. Barnett, 61 of Banks, on U.S. 29 at the 152-mile marker.
EA Board of Directors Chairman Chris Kirk said he and his family had come to love Allison, who had been living with them in their home since he transferred to EA in April.
“We thought of him as family,” Kirk said. “He moved in with us in April just after spring break. He actually went through about a month of classes. He did fine in his classes. The kids really took to him and liked him. He was a very bright engaging young man. Always loved a conversation. He loved to debate and talk about different issues. He fit right in with our family. Our boys treated him just like a brother.”
Fountain said Allison’s death was a huge blow to everyone who knew him.
“When a person is lost, the families are the ones who suffer the most,” Fountain said. “We feel that pain also because they were wonderful people. I drove to Troy to visit with Noah’s mother Monday night. She called me around 7:30 and said she thought Noah had been in an accident but wasn’t sure. I was getting a lot of phone calls from Troy and wasn’t sure why. She called me back and said he had been in an accident and had passed away.”
Fountain himself is no stranger to tragedy as Allison’s was the second life lost by a current or former Charles Henderson player in only the last week. On Saturday night, 2011 graduate Jacobi Jones was stabbed to death in a fight. Allison is also the second player Fountain has seen die recently in a car accident. In June 2011, Fountain lost lineman Ronnell Moore, a rising senior, in a crash.