A two-vehicle crash Tuesday night at Raider Drive and Keith Street in Cleveland, Tenn., claimed the life of a teen passenger, according to a statement issued this morning by Cleveland Police Department spokeswoman Evie West.
The crash happened about 11 p.m. when a 2001 Ford Fusion with a driven by an unnamed person and occupied by one teen passenger was making a left turn onto Raider Drive from the northbound lanes of Keith Street. The Fusion collided with a 2014 Ford F250 headed south on Keith Street. The truck was occupied only by the driver, West said.
The teen passenger in the Fusion sustained fatal injuries while the driver was checked out by EMS officials and released at the scene.
The driver of the F250 was take to Tennova hospital for treatment of injuries that were considered not to be life-threatening, West said.
An investigation headed by Cleveland police fatal crash investigation officer Jon Collins is ongoing.