KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- A car crash in Granger County has taken the life of a Farragut High School senior, leaving students at the school shocked by the news.

Just over a month ago we were talking about four cheerleaders who lost their lives in a car wreck in Scott county.

Many times we watch the news and hear about these things happening at other schools.

But now it's a reality and a shock for students at Farragut high school.

"Since I've been at Farragut they haven't lost a student so it's shocking because it doesn't, I mean, never happens." says Farragut student Shelby Frye.

The Farragut High School community is mourning 17 year old Carson Andrew Howard.

He died in the hospital hours after a Monday evening car accident in Granger county.

Howard reportedly drove off Indian Ridge road in a Toyota Supra around 6:15 pm and hit a pole.

For students, they found out at school through friends and Howard's family.

"Well, I heard about it last night but I wasn't sure about anything until this morning. I got to first block and people were talking about it," says Anika Strand who remembers Howard.

"One of his friends was in my class so he kinda was quiet and told us why at the end of class. He was like, well, I've been kinda upset about it," says Chelsea Esposito who found out in first block.

"I had one of my friends who was one of his close friends and we actually called his house and I guess his parents told him," says Joe Poplawski whose friend called Howard's family to find out.

For those who talked to Howard, he was a really nice guy.

"I knew who he was. I've talked to him before. He was really friendly, kinda quiet," says Strand.

But for many of these students, it's coping with the fact that this tragedy hit way too close to home.

Poplawski says, "You hear it all the time in the news but you just don't think it's going to happen."

Knox county school officials say additional grief counselors were on hand today, and will continue to be on hand as long as the principal says they are needed.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete, we'll pass them along when we get them