A teenager headed to prom in North Carolina was killed on Saturday in a car crash after he decided last-minute that he wanted to go to the event.

Will Turner, 17, was set to graduate from North Stokes High School in Danbury, North Carolina, according to The Charlotte Observer. He was going to attend trucking school with hopes of becoming a diesel mechanic.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said Turner veered off the road while driving a Ford Taurus and hit two trees in Stokes County. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, they added.

State highway patrol troopers said speed was one factor in the accident.

Bonnie Roberts, Will Turner’s grandmother, said the teenager found a rock that read “I’m ready” just hours before the crash. (Bonnie Roberts/Facebook)

“If you needed something and he had it, it was yours. He just gave,” she added.

North Stokes High School Principal Ricky Vernon told ABC 45 that Turner was known for his sense of humor.

Pictured is the rock Will Turner found that read “I’m ready.” (Bonnie Roberts/Facebook)

“He would crack you up with a joke every day,” Vernon said.