By Associated Press - Thursday, January 18, 2018

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Police in Scottsdale say a teenage driver has been killed in an early morning car crash.

The name of the 16-year-old boy hasn’t been released yet.

Police say he was the only person in the car at the time of the crash, which occurred about 1 a.m. Thursday on Scottsdale Road.



They say the car struck a light pole on the east side of the road and the vehicle was torn in half.

The teen was declared dead at the scene.

Police say speed was a contributing factor in the fatal crash, which remains under investigation.

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