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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