Crime & Safety
17-Year-Old Dies In Highway 13, Solo-Vehicle Crash
Speeding suspected in the Sunday wreck, the California Highway Patrol said.
OAKLAND, CA —Speed probably played a role in the death of a teenager on an Oakland highway Sunday night, California Highway Patrol officials said Monday.
CHP officers responded just after 8 p.m. to a solo vehicle crash on state Highway 13 just south of Park Boulevard, CHP Lt. Justin Bradford said.
A 17-year-old Oakland boy was driving an Infiniti sedan and went off the road, Bradford said.
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The boy was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead where officers found him, Bradford said.
No other information was available from the CHP.