STARK COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a Saturday evening crash in Stark County that took the life of a teen.
According to officials, the crash occurred around 10:20 p.m. when a 2011 Kia Optima-- driven by a juvenile-- was traveling east on Beech Street in Washington Township at a high speed.
Witnesses told police that the the Kia Optima was passing vehicles in a non-passing zone until the vehicle crashed on Beech Street near Colony Drive. Officials say the car drove off the road on the north side of the street and struck a stop sign and a turn, overturning and ejecting the juvenile.
The Alliance teenager succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.
Drugs and alchohol are not considered to be factors in the accident.
The crash remains under investigation.
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