Fatal Car Crash Kills 16-Year-Old In Cleveland

Cleveland OH

12 July, 2021

1:22 PM

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CLEVELAND — A 16-year-old boy was killed in a car crash on Sunday evening, Cleveland police announced. The 16-year-old was a passenger in a Honda SUV that swerved around another car before hitting a curb, slamming into a fire hydrant and then landing on a utility pole, police said. The driver, a 20-year-old, was thrown from the SUV. Firefighters had to extricate the 16-year-old from the wreck. He was then taken to University Hospitals, where he was pronounced dead. The 20-year-old was also taken to University Hospitals, where he is being treated for injuries to his face and head, police said. Police are still investigating the crash.