Cory Stokes, 18, dies when his car leaves Cedar Grove Road and rolls over in field in Cross Plains, Tennessee
Cross Plains teen killed in crash
Stokes was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, something authorities say would have made a difference, the report states.
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Cory Stokes, 18, was driving westbound on Cedar Grove Road in a 2001 Honda Accord late Saturday afternoon when his car went off the right side of the road, overcorrected, causing it to go off of left side of the road into a field. Police say the right front tire blew on the car, causing the car to roll over. Stokes was ejected through the sunroof and killed.
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