By Lily Raff and Sudhin Thanawala
News Editors

Sophomore Ann Seamans died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident Thursday afternoon in her hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the accident occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. Seamans was a passenger in a car in Pittsburgh’s warehouse district. A van exiting an alley failed to yield right of way and collided with the car. There were no stop signs at the intersection.

Dan Connolly, Pittsburgh police accident investigator, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that charges will probably be filed in a few weeks. He said authorities are investigating the possibility that alcohol was a factor in the crash.

Seamans was home for the weekend, according to Dean of the Sophomore Class Grissel Benitez-Hodge.

"Annie was the really only person who reached out to me and she really helped me through the semester," said Elizabeth Owen ’01, who transferred to Wesleyan last year. "She ‘s just a very giving, wonderful person," Owen said.

Seamans was a member of Eclectic and lived in the house this year.

"I was pretty much a friend independent of her group of friends. That was kind of what was great about her...," Owen said. "She was also there for–and friends with–people outside her circle."

Several of Seamans’ friends from Wesleyan drove to Pittsburgh for the funeral, which was held Monday morning at the Calvary Episcopal Church.

A group of Seamans’ friends are also planning an on-campus memorial service in conjunction with the Dean’s Office.

Laura Frankel ’02, a friend of Seamans’, said the memorial might be held next Monday or Tuesday, when students have returned from the funeral and from fall break.

Seamans is survived by her parents and her brother Michael, 16.

"She loved Wesleyan," Benitez-Hodge said. "[The family] wanted to convey to the Wesleyan community that she loved Wesleyan."

Her academic interests included the arts, film and dance, according to Benitez-Hodge. Benitez-Hodge said Seamans intended to major in film studies and sociology.

"Everyone who I’ve talked to who knew her they said she was a wonderful person, extremely gifted and talented," Benitez-Hodge said.

"She was a brilliant, creative and wonderful person...," Frankel added. "We’re all going to miss her very much."