HOUSTON – An 18-year-old man was killed and two other teens were injured Monday after a vehicle crashed into a tree in west Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.
The crash was reported around 11:50 a.m. near Westside High School, located in the 14200 block of Briar Forest Drive.
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A witness told police they saw a silver Chevrolet Tahoe driving at a high rate of speed westbound when the 18-year-old driver failed to maintain a single lane, went off the roadway and struck a tree, according to HPD.
The driver and a 17-year-old male passenger were flown by Life Flight to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, where the driver was pronounced dead. The 17-year-old boy’s condition was not disclosed.
Police said a 16-year-old girl, who was also a passenger in the vehicle, was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Two other teen passengers were not injured in the crash and released to their parents.
Sky 2 aerials show the damaged vehicle and what was left after Houston firefighters removed its parts to rescue the surviving passengers.