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8th grader killed in Laurens County accident

Georgia State Patrol says neither of the two teens were wearing seatbelts

DUBLIN, Ga. — A West Laurens 8th grader is dead after being ejected from a car during a wreck.

It happened Sunday on Roundtree Road around 3:30 p.m.

Georgia State Patrol says a 19-year-old driver lost control of his car on the unpaved road, and it overturned ejecting 14-year-old Brandon Jones.

Neither were wearing seatbelts.

Jones died at the scene, and the unnamed driver is recovering from minor injuries.

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