12-year-old dies when SUV driven by another 12-year-old crashes into tree in Dallas
A 12-year-old died and three other children including another 12-year-old boy who was driving were injured after they crashed an SUV into a tree Thursday morning, according to the Dallas Police Department.
At around 8:40 a.m. Thursday, Dallas police were called to the 14000 block of Lasater Road, near the intersection of Champlain Way, about a car crash.
The preliminary investigation determined an SUV traveling south on Lasater went off the road and hit a tree.
One of the passengers, a 12-year-old boy, died at the scene, according to police.
The driver, identified as another 12-year-old boy, and two other passengers identified as 11- and 12-year-old boys, were taken to a local hospital in stable condition, police said.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
