Athens teen killed in crash on perimeter caused by wrong-way driver
Athens Banner-Herald
A 13-year-old Athens teen was killed Sunday night in a wreck on the Athens Perimeter caused by a wrong-way driver, authorities said.
Authorities identified the youth as Kayla Smith, a student at Hilsman Middle School in Athens.
The wreck occurred shortly before 11 p.m. on the loop near Mitchell Bridge Road, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
Prior to the wreck, Athens-Clarke police broadcast a warning about a wrong-way driver on the perimeter, according to police reports.
An Oconee County sheriff’s deputy first saw the car near Epps Bridge Parkway.