COOK COUNTY, Ga. (WTXL)--A teenager is dead after a car accident in Cook County.
On Sunday around 6:15 p.m., a Ford Mustang was headed north on Roundtree McCranie Road. The Georgia Department of Public Safety says the driver lost control of the car around a curve.
The Mustang then ran off the road, hit a ditch, and rolled over.
The department says the passenger in the back of the car, 15-year-old Gage Raper, was killed after being thrown from the vehicle
Officials say the driver, 18-year-old Dequavus Devonta Jackson, was injured and taken to Cook Medical Center.
A passenger in the front seat was also hurt, and taken to the hospital.
Charges are pending the outcome of a Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team investigation.
