{"id":694533,"date":"2019-08-29T06:59:23","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T06:59:23","guid":{"rendered":" <br><div>\n<p>Minutes after their wedding ceremony, a young Texas couple was killed in a car collision as they were leaving the courthouse, CNN affiliate KFDM reported.<\/p>\n<p>Harley Morgan, 19, and Rhiannon Boudreaux, 20, were killed in the town of Orang"},"modified":"2019-08-29T06:59:23","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T06:59:23","slug":"young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Young couple dies in collision leaving their wedding ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Minutes after their wedding ceremony, a young Texas couple was killed in a car collision as they were leaving the courthouse, CNN affiliate KFDM reported.<\/p>\n<p>Harley Morgan, 19, and Rhiannon Boudreaux, 20, were killed in the town of Orange, more than 20 miles east of Beaumont, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>They pulled out of the parking lot and were merging onto Highway 87 when their car collided with a pickup truck that was towing a trailer loaded with a tractor, the Orange Police Department said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The newlyweds were leaving an Orange County Justice of the Peace precinct after their marriage ceremony, Lt. Gary Keaton, a spokesman for the department said. Behind them were the groom\u2019s mother and sister, who witnessed the deadly collision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI watched my baby die,\u201d Harley Morgan\u2019s mother, Kennia, told KFDM. \u201cI\u2019m still wearing my son\u2019s blood because I was trying my best to rip him and her out of the car.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s an image that will haunt me the rest of my life. I won\u2019t forget it. It will never go away. I will see that truck hit my baby and kill my baby every night of my life, the rest of the time that I\u2019m on earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the truck was not injured. Kennia Morgan told the station that the high school sweethearts were excited to start their lives together. Though they had their ceremony at the courthouse, they were planning a Christmas wedding on December 20 for their family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice of the Peace that married the two just minutes earlier went to the scene of their death, KFDM reported.<\/p>\n<p>The detective division of the Orange Police Department is investigating the incident, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>Orange County is in the Beaumont-Port Arthur region of southeastern Texas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minutes after their wedding ceremony, a young Texas couple was killed in a car collision as they were leaving the courthouse, CNN affiliate KFDM reported. Harley Morgan, 19, and Rhiannon Boudreaux, 20, were killed in the town of Orange, more than 20 miles east of Beaumont, Texas. They pulled out of the parking lot and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":694534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-694533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-odd-but-true"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Young couple dies in collision leaving their wedding ceremony - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Young couple dies in collision leaving their wedding ceremony - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Minutes after their wedding ceremony, a young Texas couple was killed in a car collision as they were leaving the courthouse, CNN affiliate KFDM reported. Harley Morgan, 19, and Rhiannon Boudreaux, 20, were killed in the town of Orange, more than 20 miles east of Beaumont, Texas. They pulled out of the parking lot and [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/marriage-e1566907206298.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ghana News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/29\\\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/29\\\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ghana News\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/53d06a757a4242f113d200e3c290c036\"},\"headline\":\"Young couple dies in collision leaving their wedding ceremony\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-29T06:59:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/29\\\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":308,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/29\\\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/marriage-e1566907206298.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Odd But True\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/29\\\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/29\\\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/29\\\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\\\/\",\"name\":\"Young couple dies in collision leaving their wedding ceremony - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/29\\\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/29\\\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/marriage-e1566907206298.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-29T06:59:23+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/53d06a757a4242f113d200e3c290c036\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/29\\\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/29\\\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/marriage-e1566907206298.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/marriage-e1566907206298.jpg\",\"width\":1688,\"height\":1114},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2019\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/53d06a757a4242f113d200e3c290c036\",\"name\":\"Ghana News\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ghana News\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Young couple dies in collision leaving their wedding ceremony - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Young couple dies in collision leaving their wedding ceremony - Ghanamma.com","twitter_description":"Minutes after their wedding ceremony, a young Texas couple was killed in a car collision as they were leaving the courthouse, CNN affiliate KFDM reported. Harley Morgan, 19, and Rhiannon Boudreaux, 20, were killed in the town of Orange, more than 20 miles east of Beaumont, Texas. They pulled out of the parking lot and [&hellip;]","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/marriage-e1566907206298.jpg","twitter_creator":"@ghanamma","twitter_site":"@ghanamma","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ghana News","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\/"},"author":{"name":"Ghana News","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/#\/schema\/person\/53d06a757a4242f113d200e3c290c036"},"headline":"Young couple dies in collision leaving their wedding ceremony","datePublished":"2019-08-29T06:59:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\/"},"wordCount":308,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/marriage-e1566907206298.jpg","articleSection":["Odd But True"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\/","name":"Young couple dies in collision leaving their wedding ceremony - Ghanamma.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/marriage-e1566907206298.jpg","datePublished":"2019-08-29T06:59:23+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/#\/schema\/person\/53d06a757a4242f113d200e3c290c036"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/29\/young-couple-dies-in-collision-leaving-their-wedding-ceremony\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/marriage-e1566907206298.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/marriage-e1566907206298.jpg","width":1688,"height":1114},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/","name":"Ghanamma.com","description":"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/#\/schema\/person\/53d06a757a4242f113d200e3c290c036","name":"Ghana News","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ghana News"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=694533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/694534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=694533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=694533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=694533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}