A North Augusta man has been charged in the death of an Evans teenager who was killed after his go-cart was struck by a vehicle on Thursday. Kenneth Gill was charged with first degree vehicular homicide, drive to exercise due care and reckless driving. He was on his phone and had problems staying in his own lane. Tyler Smith, the teenager was rushed to Georgia Regents Medical Center. He was pronounced dead hours later. The incident happened on Hardy McManus Road when Gill's truck veered off the street and struck a go-cart that was on the shoulder of the road, said Columbia County Sheriff's Office Capt. Steve Morris. The teenager's 6-year-old brother was with him, but only suffered minor injuries, Morris said.



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