One dead in car accident after Phoenix teen driver crashes into Jeep

PHOENIX – One man was killed in Phoenix after a rear end collision led to a Jeep catching fire, authorities said Saturday morning.

Phoenix police officers responded to a crash around 4:50 a.m. near 51st Avenue and Fillmore Street.

A 17-year-old with three passengers was heading north on 51st Avenue when he crashed into a Jeep, also heading north.

The force from the crash pushed the Jeep into a power pole and caught fire, police said in a press release.

The victim of the Jeep was pronounced dead on the scene and has not been identified.

The three passengers and 17-year-old suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Police said “it is believed speed and impairment” could have been factors in this crash.

This is an ongoing investigation.

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