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Greenbrier High School Student Killed in Early Morning Wreck: Teen’s Identity Released.

A Greenbrier High School student was killed in a single-vehicle accident overnight in Columbia County. The teen’s identity has been released. Major Steve Morris of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office…

Greenbrier High School student killed in an early morning crash today in the Riverwood area.
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A Greenbrier High School student was killed in a single-vehicle accident overnight in Columbia County. The teen's identity has been released.

Major Steve Morris of the Columbia County Sheriff's Office says 15-year-old Gordon Carmichael of Evans lost control of the jeep he was driving during the night and struck a tree. The accident was discovered around 4:30 a.m. Carmichael was pronounced dead at the scene.

The accident was reported near a round-a-bout on Riverwood Parkway in the Riverwood subdivision.

The sheriff's office says the boys mother had called around 5:50 am to report that both her vehicle and her son were missing.

The teen, who was driving illegally, would have turned 16 on October 1.

Greenbrier High School Student was 15

According to school officials, the teen was reportedly a sophomore at Greenbrier High School.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.