Central, SC : Daniel High student killed in Pickens Co. crash on Wednesday morning, November 23, 2016

Troopers said a 17-year-old boy was killed in a crash and a 16-year-old driver was hurt when a car overturned on Six Mile Highway just after midnight Wednesday morning.

The crash happened near Madden Bridge Road, about a mile and a half north of Central.

Troopers said the 16-year-old was driving north in a 2001 Volkswagen when the car ran off the road, struck a culvert and flipped over.

The 17-year-old passenger was ejected from the car and died at the scene.

The coroner identified the boy as Dillon McCade Ridgeway of Love & Care Road in Six Mile.

Dillon was a junior at Daniel High School.

The Pickens County School District released this statement on his passing Wednesday.

The driver was taken to the hospital with injuries.

The SC Highway Patrol MAIT team is investigating the crash.

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Daniel High student killed in Pickens Co. crash