Crime & Safety
Buford Teen, A Mill Creek Cheerleader, Dies In Car Crash: Police
A second teen is being charged in connection with the crash.
GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — A 16-year-old Buford teen died Saturday in a single-car crash, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department.
Police identified her as Caitlyn Pollock, a Mill Creek High School cheerleader in Hoschton.
The car crashed into a concrete barrier after the driver did not go onto an entrance ramp at State Route 316, police said.
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The driver had minor injuries, and is being charged on suspicion of failure to maintain lane, driving under the influence of alcohol, less safe and first-degree vehicular homicide, police said.
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