Heather Bratton was a rising star on the modeling scene.
With just one year of modeling under her belt, Bratton had already landed the cover of Italian Vogue and walked the runways of fashion powerhouses like Gucci and Prada.
But that all came to a tragic end in a fiery crash on July 22.
The 19-year-old was en route to Newark Airport when the hired car she was a passenger in broke down in the center lane of the New Jersey Turnpike.
Bratton's car was rear-ended by an SUV and then struck another vehicle. The car caught on fire and Bratton was trapped inside. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bratton's agency, Women Management, released a statement saying, "Heather was a sweet, gentle and thoughtful girl who achieved a remarkable level of success during her first year modeling, which is a credit to her distinct beauty and spirit."
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pauly d.
i'm not sure i understand you- (not surprising since you are obviously a MORON)
"you are talking about a girl trapped in a burning town car and engulfed in flames" and "you have the audacity to compare that to people dying in Lebanon?" ??!!! again-
???!!! WTF?
someone who died engulfed in flames in a burning town car on a highway in new jersey is somehow more either: a.) More Noble, or b.) Suffering in a more Horrible Way, than people being engulfed in flames by a rocket that just hit their house in Lebanon??!!
holy crap! i haven't seen this level of spectacularly callous, crass, and ignorant stupidity since "jerry springer" was on tv! yikes!!
This is so tragic. Who gives a sh*t about Lebanon? Crap happens in our country every day. F Lebanon. F Isreal.
What a tear-jerker and my sincerest condolences go out to her family and friends.....Gone, But Not Forgotten !
OMG, this is so horrible. What a tragedy. Nineteen years old and gone. I think it is so sad to die at such a young age.
Burning to death is an absolutely horrible way to die. My condolences to the family.
I am so sorry to hear of such a tragedy and involving someone so young. My sincerest condolences go out to the friends and family.
You think THAT'S bad, try being a fellow cast member of the YTV series '15/Love'. Both Schneider and Linetsky were killed in a car accident on September 8, 2003. They were on their way to the set of 15/Love in St Cesiare, Québec when their mini-van lost control and slammed head on into a tractor/trailer. They were both killed instantly. Their death was taken into the storyline, making them the victims of a plane crash rather than an automobile accident.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15/Love
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377134/
May god have been with her during that terrible moment. May she rest in the lords hands.
People are dying every day in Lebanon. Just because she's a model its a big deal?
It doesnt matter if she's a model or a someone in Lebanon, the point is she is a person who died to young.
Are you kidding me Tanya? You are talking about a girl who was trapped inside a burning Town Car and engulfed in flames!!! Yet you have the audacity to compare this to people dying in Lebanon?
I wish people like you were engulfed in flames.
My 11 year old sister was burned in a fire. She lives for 5 weeks. Even after all these years, I can still hear her screams when they came to change her bandages. We werent even allowed to touch her. As horrific as Heathers death was, at least she died immediately and didnt have to go through the horrible pain my sister did only to lose the fight anyway.
