CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — Police say a 19-year-old woman died after a Jeep left the road and hit her as she walked near a Cartersville gas station.
According to the report, the crash happened along Georgia Hwy 3 around 10 p.m. on Oct. 9.
Officers said a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee was heading north on Ga. 3 when the driver, 18-year-old Cam’Ron Beauford, lost control on the wet road.
Investigators said Beauford was driving too fast for the conditions.
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The Jeep left its lane, went off the right shoulder, and hit a utility pole before continuing into a private drive.
After hitting the pole, police said the Jeep kept going and hit Okikiade Aiyeola, who was walking in the grass beside the Circle K parking lot.
Medics took Aiyeola to Kennestone Hospital, but she died from her injuries on Oct. 11.