A 16-year-old girl died after she crashed into a tree in South-central El Paso, authorities said.
The girl, whose name has not been released, was driving a 2006 Chrysler 300 about 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, in the 4000 block of East Paisano Drive when she lost control of the vehicle, El Paso Police Department spokeswoman Detective Judy Oviedo said in a news release.
As she lost control, the girl crashed into a tree, the news release states. She died in the crash.
No further information has been released. This is the 44th traffic-related death of 2026 compared to 43 at this same time last year.
Aaron Martinez covers the criminal justice system for the El Paso Times. He
may be reached at amartinez1@elpasotimes.com.
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Teen dies in single-vehicle crash in South-central El Paso
