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11-year-old pedestrian killed in Spalding County accident in Griffin

The Georgia State Patrol is now investigating the crash.

SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities say an 11-year-old pedestrian died on Sunday evening along a two-lane road in Griffin.

The Spalding County Sheriff's Office shared online around 7:30 p.m. that the accident had occurred on HIgh Falls Road at Tanglewood Trail. 

According to the police report, the boy, identified as Mateo Tello, was walking on the north shoulder when he attempted to cross the road. 

Maps show the location of the crash to be a residential and business area in the rural East Griffin community of Spalding County.

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