Fayette County Sheriff’s officials are investigating a single vehicle crash that killed a Newnan resident late Tuesday afternoon.

Officials said that Jarrett Simmons, 19, of Newnan was driving a 1999 GMC C-5500 truck north on Bankstown Road at 6:49 p.m.. Simmons told the police that he swerved to miss a dog, lost control of the vehicle and the vehicle overturned.

Simmons passenger, Jose Hernandez-Garcia,39, of Newnan was ejected from the vehicle, and pronounced dead at the scene.

This is the third fatality in unincorporated Fayette County this year. Officials are continuing to investigate the case and charges are pending.