Senior Digital Editor/Producer, WCVB.com
UXBRIDGE, Mass. —
A 15-year-old girl died after being ejected from a vehicle during a crash in Uxbridge on Saturday night.
At approximately 9 p.m., emergency crews responded to 685 Chocolog Rd. for a Ford Focus that struck a utility pole and left the roadway, according to police.
The victim, later identified as Sophia Gardner, a student at Uxbridge High School, was found ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at Rhode Island Hospital.
The Worcester County District Attorney's office confirmed her identity.
The crash is under ongoing investigation by local authorities.