OCONEE COUNTY, Ga. — The Oconee County sheriff told Channel 2 Action News that a 16-year-old girl has been killed in an recreational off-highway vehicle crash.
Sheriff Scott Berry said it happened on a private farm in Oconee County on the 5000 block of High Shoals Road Friday evening.
Channel 2 Action News was told the UTV crashed into a lake, killing Kate Jones, 16.
The sheriff said four other people were on the UTV when it crashed.
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One person suffered serious injuries, Berry said.
The investigation is ongoing.