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One Teen Dead, Another Hurt In Rollover Accident

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - An 18-year-old was killed, another teenager injured when the vehicle they were in rolled in North Fort Worth early Tuesday.

The crash happened just before 1 a.m. this morning along Diamondback Lane near Esperanza Lane.

The 18-year-old driver of a Jeep Cherokee was going at a high rate of speed, lost control and rolled the vehicle several times.  He was ejected from the SUV and died on the scene. An 18-year-old passenger was also injured and was taken to a local hospital.  Those injuries were said not to be life threatening.

Investigators are looking at whether alcohol played a role in the crash.

The names of the victims were not released early Tuesday.

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