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The Hernando County Sheriff's Office says a woman was killed after being thrown from a four-wheeler she was driving on Sunday. The Sheriff's Office says Jessica Oras was with a group of people celebrating a birthday at Whitehurst Pond in Brooksville Sunday afternoon when the accident happened. Hernando County deputies and Fire/Rescue personnel responded around 5 p.m. where an investigation reveled Jessica Oras was driving the four-wheeler with her cousin Rachel Gernaat on the back. They were driving around the pond and as Oras sped up, they hit a bump and were both ejected from the ATV.