30-Year-Old Man Killed After Vehicle Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Single-Car Accident On Roosevelt Boulevard

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Authorities are investigating a fiery crash that killed a man on the Roosevelt Boulevard, early Monday morning. It happened just before 2:30 a.m. in Olney.

Philadelphia Police say 30-year-old DeSean Johnson lost control of his Buick while traveling northbound, slamming into a tree.

The car burst into flames.

Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene.

No one else was injured.

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