Crime & Safety

2 Teenagers Killed In Early Morning Car Crash

Puyallup Police say a 17-year-old has died and two other teenagers are injured after their car crashed early Friday morning.

The car rolled in the 2600 block of 31st Ave Sw.
The car rolled in the 2600 block of 31st Ave Sw. (Puyallup Police Department)

PUYALLUP, WA — Two teenagers have died and two more are in the hospital after their car crashed early Friday morning in Puyallup.

According to Puyallup police, at around 3:30 a.m. the car had been speeding east down 31st Avenue Southwest, and was going so fast that a bump in the road launched it into the air near the intersection of 31st and South Fruitland. When the car landed, the driver lost control, and drove into a ditch which caused the car to flip over.

Two of the passengers were thrown from the car as it rolled. One, a 16-year-old boy, was pronounced dead on the scene when medics arrived. The other boy, a 17-year-old, was rushed to Saint Joseph's Hospital but died from his injuries shortly after arriving.

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The driver, a 16-year-old girl, and third passenger, a 15-year-old boy, both survived and have been taken to a nearby hospital. Medics say they have non-life-threatening injuries and are expected to recover.

Police are still investigating the cause of the crash, but say they believe alcohol was a factor.

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