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18-Year-Old Driver Killed When Car Crashes Into Tree

DEXTER (WWJ) - Authorities say an 18-year-old woman was killed when her car slammed into a tree just west of Ann Arbor.

The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department says the accident happened early Wednesday morning along Dexter-Pinckney Road, between N. Territorial and Horseshoe Bend, just outside of Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter.

Circumstances leading to the crash weren't immediately clear. Only one vehicle was involved in the crash.

The victim's name has not been released.

Dexter-Pinckney Road was closed for several hours as police were investigating the crash scene, but has since reopened.

For the latest from the roads, stay with WWJ Newsradio 950 during Traffic and Weather on the 8s, 24-hours a day. Check for recent incidents now on the CBS Detroit Traffic Page.

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