Carrollton Police: Teen Dies in Car Crash After Hitting Tree

A teenage boy died on Tuesday after crashing into a tree along Willowgate Lane

Metro investigates the scene of the teen car crash on a dark section of the street.
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Carrollton Police are investigating the death of a teenage boy killed when he crashed into a tree along Willowgate Lane.

At about 7:46 p.m. Tuesday, Carrollton Police were called to a crash near the intersection of E. Trinity Mills Road and Willowgate Lane.

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According to police, an unidentified teenage boy, whose age was not confirmed, died instantly when he crashed into a tree.

While the cause of the crash remains under investigation, police said the area near the crash site was a dark street with no street lamp lighting.

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