Witnesses tell Channel 6 News a car turned into the path of an oncoming pickup on Highway 370 at 48th Street around 6 p.m. The collision forced the vehicles into another car.

The driver of the turning car, 17-year-old Jennifer Kelly, remains hospitalized at the Nebraska Medical Center. Her condition was upgraded Monday to fair.

Jessica was a passenger in the car and died instantly. She was going to be a senior at Papillion-La Vista South. Her family says their daughter always had a smile and will be missed. "She was a daughter that always smiled and that's the way that they're going to remember her is with a smile,” says Annette Eyman of Papillion-La Vista Schools, speaking on behalf of the Dierks family.

"Their daughter was loved by many family and friends and she is going to be deeply missed."

Marks on the pavement show where the car Jessica was riding in ended up, but this tragedy has left a mark on the entire community.

“These types of things are so hard for the entire community to deal with,” says Eyman. “Counselors have been available for students. There's been a steady stream of students at the high school visiting with counselors. We had many students who showed up with their parents and the parents met with the counselors as well."

Friends and classmates visited the scene Monday to try to understand what happened. Flowers stand nearby to pay tribute to someone who leaves behind sweet memories.

"Jessica was a good, all-around student. Teachers and counselors would say very similar things that the parents had said. She smiled a lot. She was a pleasure to have in the classroom."

The drivers of the other vehicles were treated at Midlands Hospital and released. So far, no one has been ticketed in the crash.