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SOUTHBURY Police say a 17-year-old was killed in a one-car crash on Roxbury Road at about 10:30 p.m. Monday.
Ryan Anthony Rutledge of Southbury was driving a 2020 Jeep Wrangler west, toward Crook Horn Road, when he veered off the right side of the road and went through the wire rope guardrail, down an embankment and into the Pomperaug River, according to police.
Rutledge and his female passenger, a 16-year-old from Woodbury, were ejected from the Jeep, police said.
The school district sent a message to students and parents informing them both victims are Pomperaug High School students.
Rutledge and his passenger were in the water when police arrived. Rutledge was pronounced dead at the scene.
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