CLAY COUNTY, Indiana — State conservation officers are investigating after a teenager died in an off-road vehicle crash Sunday afternoon near the Clay-Putnam county line.

The crash was reported shortly before 4 p.m. Nov. 23 near the intersection of County Road 800 North and County Road 500 East . That's around seven miles east of Brazil, Indiana.

At the scene, investigators determined a 15-year-old boy was driving the ORV when it left the road and crashed into a tree. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene.

The teen was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, Indiana DNR said, and the incident remains under investigation.

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