One dead, one seriously injured in early morning crash

One person was killed and another seriously injured after an early morning crash on Hwy. 109 in Pike County near Weems Road.According to the PCSO, a Kia Sorrento, driven by Jacob Norton, 29, was westbound on Hwy. 109 when it left the roadway and struck several trees.A passenger in the Kia, Christina Payne, 27, was dead at the scene. Norton was airlifted to an Atlanta trauma center. No cause for the accident has been determined but a blood sample was taken from Norton for toxicology testing.