14-year-old driver killed in crash, CHP says

By CNN Newsource

Published May 29, 2024 1:54 pm

By Eric Schucht

California (KCRA) — A 14-year-old boy driving a pickup truck died in a crash Monday afternoon in El Dorado County, California Highway Patrol said.

CHP was dispatched around 2:10 p.m. to the crash site in the area of Mormon Emigrant Trail near Park Creek Road. The boy was driving northbound when he made a turn causing the car to drive off the roadway, CHP said. The car crashed into a tree and overturned.

The boy was killed and two passengers, a 40-year-old and an 8-year-old, had major injuries and were taken to a hospital, CHP said. All three were residents of Pollock Pines.

Alcohol was not considered a factor in this crash.

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