CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) -- The Charles County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a UTV crash left one person dead late Friday night.

Just after 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 5, officers responded to a crash involving a UTV, which is a larger kind of ATV, in Port Tobacco.

Once on scene, officers learned that the UTV was traveling east in the 7600 block of Carol Road when it left the roadway, striking multiple objects and an embankment before coming to a stop, according to the sheriff's office.

Responders flew the 30-year-old driver of the UTV to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. However, the passenger, Gabrielle Wareham, 27, of Port Tobacco, died at the scene.

At this time, it is unclear what caused the UTV to leave the roadway. The case will be presented

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