Teenage driver dies in Arlington after hitting trees, apartment building, police say
A teenager driving a car died in Arlington on Monday when it struck several small trees and an empty apartment building, police said.
The crash occurred about 1 p.m. in the 2100 block of Valleywood Drive. The teenager, a male, had been driving a Ford Mustang at a high rate of speed, Arlington police said.
The driver was the car’s only occupant. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office had not on Wednesday evening released the driver’s name or age.
This story was originally published February 23, 2021 at 6:21 PM.
Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram