VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – A 17-year-old driver was killed and two passengers were injured in a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning on First Court Road, police said.
According to the Virginia Beach Police Department, Emergency Communications and Citizen Services received a call at 4:13 a.m. on December 29 reporting a crash in the 4200 block of First Court Road. When officers and emergency responders arrived, they found the driver, identified as W.T.V., 17, of Virginia Beach, deceased at the scene.
Police said the vehicle had been traveling south at a high rate of speed before it left the roadway and struck a tree. The passengers were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation remains active and is being handled by the VBPD Traffic Safety Unit. Anyone with information about the crash is urged to contact Virginia Beach Police at (757) 385-4606 or submit anonymous tips through Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or P3Tips.com.