Crime & Safety
Update: Teen Crashes Car After Leaving North Oconee High
Authorities say the 17-year-old male student was transported to an area hospital and is expected to recover.
Updated: 9:45 a.m. April 20
A 17-year-old student wrecked the 2005 Volvo he was driving after he left school Thursday afternoon.
According to Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry, the one-vehicle accident happened when the driver, who was headed northbound on Rocky Branch Road, left the roadway and struck a tree. He had been traveling alone. The teen was transported to Athens Regional Medical Center to be treated for injuries.
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"We expect him to do well," Berry said.
Oconee County Fire and Rescue and the Georgia State Patrol also responded to the scene.
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According to a public information officer from the GSP, the driver was William Hudson Wade of Watkinsville. Earlier reports indicated speed may have been a factor, but the GSP report only states he left the road, overcorrected and hit the tree. Wade was cited with failure to maintain lane.
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