Teen Who Survived Deadly Homestead Crash Says He's 'OK'

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HOMESTEAD (CBSMiami) – From his hospital bed, 18-year-old Isaac Lipscomb sent his friends a message on social media letting them know he was OK hours after surviving a horrific crash.

Just before 5 p.m. Monday afternoon, Isaac was in the backseat of a car with his two friends 18-year-old Samir Barrera and 17-year-old Isaiah West when they violently crashed into a tree on 137th Avenue and 304th Street.

Sadly, Samir whose friends say was behind the wheel, and Isiah, the passenger, did not survive.

"It's a heartbreak to everybody. It's real sad to find out it happened to people you were close with," said their friend Jamar Blocker.

Their friends and classmates at Keys Gate Charter, where the teens went to school, are still in disbelief.

"It feels unreal. I was just with them at school. It feels like a dream to be honest," said their friend Felix Nemvhard.

Eighteen-year-old Samir Barrera was on the wrestling team.

"He was a good wrestler, very humble. He was there when you needed him,"  said Nemvhard.

Isaiah West was a rising football star.

"West had a very good heart. He was a very good team player. I believe he had a D one scholarship," said his friend Daniel Perez.

And Isaac is a football player with a promising future now fighting to recover.

"I know Isaac is going to keep fighting. That boy is a fighter," said his friend Wolodymyr Pigniet.

"It really is heartbreaking. My family and I are praying and hoping for the best. We're hoping you'll be OK," said his friend Justin Robley.

Students at Keys Gate Charter School held a vigil Tuesday night to remember the two classmates killed in the single car crash.

"They had good grades they was good athletes they were respectful," said Angelina Morman, Isaiah's cousin.

A group of students planned the memorial, which was attended by family, students, teachers and staff.

Isaiah's cousin, who was also once his guidance counselor, said she's not surprised so many people came out in his honor.

"Isaiah was the light. Like, if you ever were down and needed a smile, he was there regardless of your situation," she said.

The pain for these students is something many of them have never experienced, but they say they will be closer and stronger going forward.

"We have the teachers coming in for us, gathering us and telling us it's OK to cry, it's OK to talk it out, scream, do what you have to do to let it out," said classmate Rhaegan Sanchez.