OVIEDO, Fla. – It is a tragedy that broke the hearts of many in Oviedo when 17-year-old Kayla Ross and 15-year-old Marjie Whitman were killed after their vehicle crashed into a tree in Oviedo and caught fire.

The single-vehicle wreck happened Aug. 19 around 1:40 a.m. on Alafaya Woods Boulevard near Covington Street in the Alafaya Woods subdivision.

On Saturday afternoon, more than a hundred people came out to Horsepower Ranch to help the families celebrate the lives of the two young women.

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Ross’ side of the memorial was decorated in black and red, while Whitman ’s was decorated in blue and pink.

The families decided to hold the service together because, as they said, the teens were as close as siste

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