A Cherokee County middle school teacher who was killed in a car crash will be buried Tuesday.

Kevin White, 37, of Canton, died Friday after his F-150 went off a 100-foot embankment on I-575 at Little River Bridge near Ridgewalk Parkway in Woodstock, officials said.

He was a chorus teacher at E.T. Booth Middle School in Woodstock.

White's funeral will be held Tuesday at Canton First United Methodist Church at 3 p.m. Visitation is scheduled until 9 p.m. Monday and again from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at South Canton Funeral Home.

White’s car went off an embankment on I-575. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
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“Our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. White's family and friends,” Cherokee County Schools said in a statement.

White had taught in the school district since 2004.

Grief counselors had been at the school since Friday, spokeswoman Barbara Jacoby said.

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