16-year-old Latino teen died after crashing into a tree in Queens | The State

Dylan Moreno, a 16-year-old teenager, died after crashing his vehicle into a tree a few blocks from his home in Queens (NYC).

Police responded to a 911 call on Thursday shortly before 3 p.m. from a single-vehicle collision near the intersection of 80th Avenue and 265th Street in the Glen Oaks neighborhood.

Officers found that the 16-year-old was unconscious after being thrown from the vehicle, said the police. Paramedics took him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police said a subsequent investigation revealed the teen was driving north on 80th Avenue when lost control of the vehicle and collided with a tree near his residence.

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