Alumnus from Upstate University dies in D.C. plane crash

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Casey Crafton (left) died in the crash near Washington D.C. Wednesday night, he is survived by his wife Rachel (right) who is also a BJU alumnus and their children who are not pictured Photo credit Bob Jones University

Bob Jones University, in a social media post on Facebook, confirmed that one of the victims of the Reagan National mid-air crash of American Airlines flight 5342 and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter, was a 2008 Graduate of the Greenville school.

Casey Crafton was an Aviation Management major. He is survived by his wife Rachel, also a BJU alum, as well as their three children. The University in the post asked for prayers for Rachel, their three young sons and the rest of the family as they grieve the loss of Casey.

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