A 16-year-old suffered minor injuries when the truck he was driving left Cannon Bridge Road and struck several objects Monday afternoon.
DEMOREST - A Demorest teen suffered minor injuries Monday afternoon when the truck he was driving left the road and struck several objects.<br />
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Trooper 1st Class Jesse Lewis said 16-year-old Matthew McKay II was driving a 2000 Ford Super Duty truck that was traveling east toward Cornelia on Georgia Highway 105 (Cannon Bridge Road) when the wreck happened around 2:20 p.m.<br />
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"He stated he was looking at his phone - looking up directions on his phone," Lewis said. <br />
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The truck traveled off the south shoulder of the road, striking a culvert, a 9-1-1 sign, and finally some trees, Lewis said.<br />
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The truck, owned by the driver's father, was used to pick up garbage cans for Waste Away, Lewis said.<br />
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The teen was not transported from the scene for medical treatment, Lewis said.<br />