A South Lake Tahoe teenager died early Saturday when the vehicle she was driving hit a tree on Highway 89 near Pope Beach.

Jillian Pruitt, 19, was the only occupant of the vehicle.

The accident occurred about 3:40am March 26.

According the California Highway Patrol, they turned the investigation over to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department because it may not have been an accident.

Multiple calls were placed to EDSO and no one returned calls.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report