OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) - A Laurens County teenager died at the hospital after being involved in a motorcycle crash in Oconee County Saturday.

The Oconee County Coroner's Office said 16-year-old Olivia Morgan Sanchez, of Gray Court, died Sunday at 7:19 p.m. at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

According to the coroner's office, Sanchez was the operator of a motorcycle and was being pursued by deputies in Oconee County when the crash occurred at 11:20 p.m. Saturday on Sheep Farm Road near Brook Lane.

Reports state deputies tried to initiate a traffic stop minutes before the crash on Clemson Boulevard.

Sanchez was treated at the scene by EMS and was reported to be wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

According to reports, Sanchez was a student at Laurens High School.

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