JASPER, Ga. (AP) - A community is mourning after a 16-year-old boy was killed in a Pickens County car crash.
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that Jordan Simonds was driving Saturday afternoon on a road in Jasper when the crash happened. The crash only involved one vehicle.
Simonds was killed in the crash. A passenger, who was also a juvenile, was injured and was flown to Kennestone hospital.
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Further details haven’t been released. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the incident.
The PCSO says Simonds was a sophomore at Pickens High School and played on the football team.
Media outlets report that a vigil was held Sunday evening at the Pickens High School football stadium.
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