Dallas, TX : A 16-year-old died overnight in a fiery crash on Sunday, September 24th 2017
A 16-year-old died overnight Sunday in a fiery crash along Interstate 20 in southeast Oak Cliff.
The girl was westbound in the left lane of I-20 when she cut across three lanes of traffic in an attempt to exit onto Interstate 35E, Dallas County sheriff's department spokeswoman Melinda Urbina said.
The maroon Lincoln LS the girl was driving struck a tree and burst into flames, Urbina said.
Dallas Fire-Rescue was able to put out the fire and extract the girl from the car.
She was taken to Methodist Dallas Medical Center, where she died a short time later. Her name has not been released.
There were no other passengers in the car, Urbina said.
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16-year-old dies in fiery crash after cutting across I-20 to take I-35E exit