One teen was killed and another was injured early Thursday morning after a vehicle slammed into a power pole at a high speed in Walnut Creek in what police suspect was a DUI crash.
The solo-vehicle wreck occurred at about 1 a.m. Thursday on Ygnacio Valley Road near Civic Drive, police said. The driver, an 18-year-old woman, died at the scene, and the passenger, a male possibly the same age, was injured and taken to a hospital.
The woman allegedly was driving drunk and speeding when she lost control of the vehicle, crossed a center divide and crashed into a power pole, police said. She wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle.
The passenger, who was wearing a seatbelt, exited the vehicle on his own and told officers at the scene they had been drinking, police said. They were on their way to his home in Danville from a place in Pittsburg.
The victim's identity was not immediately released and was pending notification of family, police said.
Ygnacio Valley Road was shut down as the power pole toppled across the roadway, police said. The estimated time for reopening was "well into the afternoon."
PG&E crews also responded to the scene to repair damage to the pole and electrical lines.
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