Georgia

Patch of ice blamed for crash that killed Georgia teen driver

Icy street 30 November 2020, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: Ice and sleet cover the walk at a road junction in the Bornheim district after rain began to fall at temperatures around freezing point, freezing on the ice-cold surfaces. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa (Photo by Frank Rumpenhorst/picture alliance via Getty Images) (picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty I)

SCREVEN COUNTY, Ga. — One person was killed in a single-car crash after icy road conditions caused a vehicle to lose control and slam into a tree, according to the Georgia State Patrol.

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The accident happened on Feb. 2 along Rocky Ford Road as the driver, identified as Keiana Wisner, 18, of Statesboro, was traveling west.

GSP said the vehicle hit a patch of ice while going through a curve, causing it to spin out of control.

The car rotated clockwise and slid across the opposite lane of traffic before leaving the roadway. It then continued sliding along the shoulder for about 100 feet before hitting a tree on the driver’s side, GSP said.

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The impact caused the vehicle to roll over and come to a stop upside down.

Wisner was taken to the hospital, where she later died, according to officials.

The crash remains under investigation.

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