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    DPS: 14-year-old was driver in wreck that killed one teen and hurt three others

    By Lynn Walker, Wichita Falls Times Record News,

    2024-04-29

    One teen was killed and three other teens were injured when a pickup driven by a 14-year-old boy rolled on Saturday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

    By DPS policy, the names of the minors were not released.

    According to a press release from the DPS, the accident happened about 10:45 a.m. on County Road 404 about two miles east of Paducah in Cottle County.

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    The DPS said the pickup left the road, traveled along a barrow ditch, rolled and struck a fence and a power pole. The vehicle ended up on its top.

    A 13-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and two 15-year-old girls were taken to a hospital in Childress. Both girls suffered incapacitating injuries while the driver's injuries were listed as non-incapacitating.

    This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: DPS: 14-year-old was driver in wreck that killed one teen and hurt three others

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