A Columbus teen was the victim of a fatal crash yesterday morning in Brown County.

18-year-old Kate Beckley was driving west on State Road 46 when she lost control and crossed into the path of a tri-axle dump truck being driven by 44 year old Anthony Wagler of Nashville. That’s according to the Brown County Sheriff’s Department. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The accident happened Thursday at about 9:35 a.m. in the morning in the 1600 block of State Road 46.

The crash remains under investigation. Wagler was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital to have his blood drawn, a standard procedure in fatal accidents according to the sheriff’s department.