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Teen driver crashes into tree on Roosevelt Boulevard, killing 16-year-old passenger

By Kyw Staff,

18 days ago

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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A 16-year-old boy died after the car he was riding in crashed into a tree on Roosevelt Boulevard, police said.

It happened around 12:30 p.m. Sunday in North Philadelphia, near North Fifth Street.

Investigators said three 16-year-old boys were in a Nissan Pathfinder and heading northbound when the driver lost control and slammed into a tree in the median.

The 16-year-old boy who died was in the back seat.

The driver was also taken to the hospital and is expected to be OK, but police detained him for questioning.

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