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Teen Killed In Denton Car Crash

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DENTON (CBSDFW.COM) - A 19-year-old man died in a one-car crash around 2:45 p.m. Thursday on North Locust Street just south of Milam Road.

Denton Police say someone called saying the saw a car off the roadway and hard to see.

Officers responded and found a sedan in a field about 30 yards from the road.

The apparent driver was found outside the car.  He died at the scene.

Police say after the car left the road, it went through a ditch, up a hill and through a fence.  It stopped about 60 to 80 yards into the field.

Investigators don't know what caused the crash.  The investigation continues.

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