Alabama teen dies 10 days after wrecking truck into tree, authorities say

Alabama teen dies 10 days after wrecking truck into tree, authorities say

An Alabama teen critically injured after the truck they were driving struck a street sign and then a tree on Jan. 3 has died 10 days after the incident, authorities said Friday.

The teen, only identified as a 17-year-old juvenile from Deatsville, in Elmore County, was seriously injured when the 2003 Ford F-150 they were driving struck a street sign and a tree on Highway 21 near the 193-mile marker in Autauga County around 2:10 p.m. Jan. 3, said Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

The 17-year-old victim was taken to a local hospital where they died of their injuries Friday, said Burkett.

Further information was unavailable as state troopers continued to investigate the incident.