WILMINGTON — Two 17-year-old girls died Wednesday after the car they were in traveled off a road, hit a tree and overturned into creek, according to troopers of the Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Kimberly Sears of Wilmington and Kehte Little of Sabina were transported to a nearby hospital and both were pronounced dead by the Highland County Coroner’s Office.
Kimberly was driving the car southbound on New Martinsburg Road around 9:10 p.m. when she failed to negotiate a curve.
After overturning in the creek, the interior of the car became submerged in water, troopers report.
Alcohol and drug use do not appear to be factors in the crash which remains under investigation.