UPDATE (WKOW) -- The Green County Sheriff's Office has identified the teen who died in an early-morning crash near Juda.
Authorities said 18-year-old Hunter Harrison of Juda was killed when his vehicle veered off the road, hit a tree and caught fire.
Harrison was pronounced dead at the scene.
GREEN COUNTY (WKOW) -- A driver died in a crash that ended in a fiery blaze early Wednesday morning near Juda, according to the Green County Sheriff's Office.
The Juda Fire Department was called to a car fire along Middle Juda Road at about 1 a.m.
When deputies arrived, they determined the driver was traveling westbound when the vehicle left the roadway, went into a ditch and hit a tree. The vehicle caught fire in the crash.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators said speed appears to be a factor in the crash.
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