Advertisement Witness: I-275 crash victim 'at peace' when he died Damion Henderson, 16, died after accident Sunday Share Shares Copy Link Copy

The scene of Sunday's deadly accident on Interstate 275 paints a grim picture."I saw just white smoke and thought either a tire blew or something but he just went left as hard as he possibly could into the guardrail," witness Aaron Olson said.Watch this storyBut Olson wants the victim's family to know that 16-year-old Damion Henderson died peacefully and there was no struggle."He was calm. He was at peace. He was in no pain," Olson said.Olson rushed to the car and was one of the first people to offer help.Henderson was surrounded by strangers who were comforting him, Olson said."We got something over the top of his body to keep him warm, just anything we could," Olson said. "One lady was a nurse. She was helping out. She brought a first aid kit."Some others stopped traffic on I-275 while a few tried to console Henderson’s two friends, who were also in the SUV, as well as the driver -- Larry Molloy -- Henderson’s best friend’s father."I said, ‘You got to think, you guys being OK is the best thing for him because we can focus our attention on him. The paramedics can focus their attention on him,’" Olson said.But there was little anyone could do.The Amelia High School sophomore died at Mercy Anderson Hospital. At school on Monday, counselors lent support to Henderson’s classmates."Damion was just a great, happy-go-lucky kid, your typical sophomore. He was excited about being 16," Amelia High School Assistant Principal Denise Amiot said. "He was anxious about possibly being able to play football in the fall. He talked about going to conditioning, worked on keeping his grades up so he could do that."He was a kid who was always smiling and never in trouble, Amiot said.Among classmates, there was also discussion about the circumstances of the accident. Police said Henderson wasn't buckled in.They also believe speed and alcohol likely played a role. Police confirmed Tuesday that empty alcoholic beverage containers were found in the SUV.Molloy has two previous OVI convictions.Putting the police investigation aside, Olson said he hoped to bring a little peace of mind to Henderson’s family."I just want them to know that he did have a good day. There was no struggle," said Olson. "Everything that could be done was done."