A senior at the Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School has died and another teenager is injured after a crash in New Haven on Tuesday night.
Officers were called to Sherman Avenue around 8:15 p.m. after getting a report of a crash.
When police arrived, they said they found a vehicle that had crashed off the road.
Emergency crews transported the driver of the vehicle and a passenger to the hospital.
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The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the hospital, police said. Police have identified her as 17-year-old Camryn Gayle, of New Haven.
A New Haven school representative said she was a senior at the Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School.
The passenger, identified as an 18-year-old female, was treated for injuries that are not life-threatening.
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According to investigators, the vehicle was traveling on Sherman Avenue and left the road before hitting a tree. The crash remains under investigation.
Any witnesses who have not yet spoken with the police are asked to contact the New Haven Police Department Investigative Services Division at (203) 946-6304.
