Survivor of horror crash that killed four reveals terrifying moments before impact: Someone ran us off the road

A high school student who survived a horrific crash that killed four of her classmates has opened up about what happened.

Marley Barclay was traveling westbound down Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Woodacre, California with her five lifelong friends when their Volkswagen SUV collided with a tree on the shoulder of San Geronimo Valley Drive at around 7.30pm on Friday, according to the San Francisco Standard.

The SUV soon caught fire, and three teenagers were pronounced dead at the scene, with a fourth dying shortly thereafter, KTVU reports.

The victims have since been identified by Archie Williams High School officials as Olive Koren, Josalynn Osborn, Sienna Katz and Ada Kepley. They were all between the ages of 14 and 16.

Meanwhile, Barclay and the driver - Elsa Laremont Stranczek - survived, but were rushed to a local hospital in critical condition.

Barclays parents, Jessica Glantz and Ross Barclay, have since said their daughter told them the crash occurred when an oncoming car crossed into the lane the girls were traveling in, forcing Stranczek to swerve to avoid it.

What Marley does remember of the moments before the accident is that they were going around a blind turn, and another car veered into their lane, Glantz said at a news conference outside of UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital, where her daughter is being treated.

The driver of the vehicle that Marley was riding  in swerved to miss the other, she continued, saying her daughter remembers hearing screaming and then she swerved. 

Marley Barclay (pictured with her mother Jessica Glantz) survived a horrific crash that killed four of her lifelong friends

The crash occurred at around 7.30pm on Friday at the intersection of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and San Geronimo Valley Drive in Woodacre, California

The grieving mother also urged the public to not fall victim to wild speculation, rumor and conjecture, as they shared Marleys whereabouts in the moments leading up to the deadly crash.

They said she had left home in Fairfax at 6.50pm to walk downtown, where she met up with Stranczek, who was getting off of work at 7.15pm, according to KTVU.

They, along with the four other girls, then headed off to Woodacre - though it is unclear where they were trying to go.

All six of the girls were wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision, Barclays family claims. 

After the vehicle caught fire, Glantz said an unidentified woman saved her daughters life.

She explained that Marley was the only one still conscious in the car, and was pounding on the window, screaming until the Good Samaritan found them.

My daughter called me right after the accident, Glantz recounted on Monday. She  called me screaming and I couldnt understand what she was saying. A wonderful woman took the phone and spoke for her and said she called 911.

The woman - who Glantz said she believes she identified from Facebook - then told her to rush to the hospital.

Among the victims were Josalynn Osborn and Ada Kepley

Sienna Katz and Olive Koren were also killed in the fiery collision

She assured me she was going to hold my daughters hand and stay there with her until she got help, Glantz said before addressing the heroine herself.

I dont know you and I love you. And I thank you, she said.

Glantzs words came as dozens of bouquets, Red Bulls, Takis, balloons, candles and stuffed animals were placed at the scene of the crash.

Members of the community had also held a candlelight vigil for the teenagers on Saturday. Some have even set up online fundraisers for each of the victims families, with one for Marleys family to help with her medical costs reaching over $115,000.

Another one that was set up for Kepleys family to take time off from work and afford the funeral and memorial costs, notes that the young girl was known for her witty humor, creativity and kind heart by her friends and family.

Her family also said in a statement that Ada was a kind soul and gifted artist with an irreverent sense of humor that made people feel joyful and included.

We miss her dearly and are struggling to process the loss of many young lives cut short, they said.

Josy Osborns family also said it is devastated by the loss.

Our family will never be the same, they told KTVU. We dont know what we will do without her.

They went on to describe the high school wrestler as a firecracker with a bright smile and personality, and she had so much more to do in life.

We will live vicariously through her spirit until we meet again, the family said. 

She will be missed by many, including her friends and her wrestling team at Archie and throughout the entire community.

An online fundraiser for Osborns family also notes that she was raised by a single mother. 

This is every mothers worst nightmare, it says. Christie and her sister, Dylynn, along with the rest of the family will need time and space to heal.

There will be funeral/memorial costs and Christie will have to take some time off from work to focus on her healing, the fundraiser notes.

I know there will be a lot of GoFundMes out there. But any donations will help to get this single mom through the hardest challenge of her life.

Meanwhile, a separate GoFundMe for Korens family says the teenager was a bright light in everyones life.

She always had a smile. She had a wonderful appetite for food and for life. She was kind, she was beautiful, she was smart and sassy and a faithful friend. 

She loved her family, friends and pets. She was loved by so many around her. Her time was way too short here, it said.

Katz was similarly remembered in an online fundraiser as a vibrant, smart and caring 15-year-old sophomore at Archie Williams High School. She was a bright life in this world.

Sienna was treasured by her parents, grandparents, aunts uncles and cousins who cannot imagine life without her, the fundraiser said.

It also noted that she loved spending time with her family, her dog, Daisy, and laughing, singing and having sleepovers with her friends.

We will all miss her beautiful smile, kind spirit and loving presence in our lives.