HILDEBRAN, N.C. — Savannah Marie Green, 16, died as the result of a crash in Burke County on Saturday.
Her father, 42-year-old Christopher Swink from Hiddenite, went to the hospital with minor injuries. He was a passenger in a truck Green was driving.
Troopers say she was driving the truck along Henry River Road when, around 10:30 a.m., the truck drove off the right side of the road near Rudisill Street.
The truck went down an embankment and hit a tree.
Green died in the hospital.
"The initial investigation indicates excessive speed to be the contributing factor in the collision," the North Carolina State Highway Patrol reported.
During the on-scene investigation, Henry River Road was closed in the area for about two hours.
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