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Local teen killed in Forsyth wreck
Driver arrested was also from Dawsonville
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Forsyth County authorities say a Dawsonville teenager has been arrested following a crash that killed another Dawson county teen early Sunday Morning.  They say that Adam Robert Joseph DiMillo, 17, of Dawsonville has been charged with DUI, underage possession/consumption of alcohol, and first degree homicige by vehicle. After being released from North Fulton Hospital, he was taken to the Forsyth County detention center.  

The rear seat passenger who was killed has been identified as Paul Louis Castell Jr., 17, from also from Dawsonville.  The crash,which happened west of Cumming on Kelly Mill Road at Rockingham Run was reported at about 1:18 this morning, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responding to the crash say that Di Millo, driving a Dodge Ram pickup was travelling east on Kelly Mill Road when he lost control after entering a curve at a high rate of speed.  The rear of the truck hit a telephone pole, and Castell was ejected.  He died on the scene as a result of injuries sustained in the crash, according to the sheriff's office.  

Three other occupants of the vehicle, an 18-year-old-male, identified as Delton Cook of Cumming, a 15-year-old male, and another 17-year-old male were all taken to North Fulton Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

According to the sheriff's office, the crash investigation is still ongoing, and more charges are possible.