GSP: Second person dies as a result of White County wreck

CLEVELAND – The Georgia State Patrol reports a second person has died as a result of Friday afternoon's wreck west of Cleveland.

Cpl. Curtis Bradshaw of GSP Post 6 in Gainesville said 17-year-old Justin Crippen of Cleveland died Friday night of injuries suffered in the single-vehicle wreck on Asbury Mill Road.

Bradshaw said Crippen was not wearing a seatbelt and was partially ejected from the truck.

Bradshaw said the Toyota T-100 pickup truck was traveling on Asbury Mill Road, ran off the road, traveled down the embankment, and overturned.

The truck's driver, 20-year-old Destiny Compton of Cleveland, was ejected from the vehicle. She died at the scene.

“Indications are that she was not wearing a seatbelt,” Bradshaw said.

The front-seat passenger, 19-year-old Hailey Porter of Cleveland, was wearing a seatbelt and suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Bradshaw said.

The rear-seat passenger behind the driver, 15-year-old Levi Compton of Cleveland, was not wearing a seatbelt and was not ejected from the truck. He suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Bradshaw said.

The fourth passenger, 21-year-old Charles Adam Jones, was seated behind the front-seat passenger. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was partially ejected, Bradshaw said. He remained in critical condition as of 10:30 p.m. Friday.

“Alcohol and drugs are not suspected,” Bradshaw said. “Speed, or at least driving too fast for conditions, does appear to be a factor.”

Asbury Mill Road was closed in the area of the wreck for about 90 minutes, reopening at 4 p.m.