Driver faces homicide, DUI charges in crash

15-year-old girl died in Dawson County incident on July 4.

A 21-year-old is facing charges of homicide by vehicle and driving under the influence in connection with a crash that killed a 15-yearold high school athlete last week, officials said.

Brayden Lewis Clark of Loganville is accused of running a stop sign about 9:30 p.m. July 4 and striking an Acura at Lumpkin Campground and Industrial Park roads in Dawson County, according to a police report obtained Monday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Dawson County is about 75 miles northeast of Atlanta.

Clark was driving a 2011 Dodge Ram truck, officials said.

Xavier Sanchez, 16, was driving the Acura with passengers Eliza Farrell, 15, Rachel Rajczak, 15, and Kevin Arias, 16, the AJC previously reported.

Farrell, a member of the Lambert High School junior varsity soccer team in Forsyth County, was pronounced dead on the scene after paramedics extricated her from the Acura, the report states. The other three teens suffered injuries not considered to be life-threatening.

Clark was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, where blood test results for drugs and alcohol are pending.

He was listed in stable condition.

In addition to the homicide by vehicle and DUI charges, Clark faces other traffic citations, including reckless driving and failure to stop at a stop sign.