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Two people dead after car crashes into a tree on Prospect Avenue

Posted at 7:35 AM, Jun 28, 2017
and last updated 2017-06-28 10:12:09-04

Two people are dead after a one-car crash on 33rd and Prospect Avenue.

Police said a white vehicle was traveling south on Prospect at a high rate of speed. The vehicle lost control, left the roadway and struck a large tree on the right side of the vehicle.

The two right-side passengers were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police found the driver walking away from the scene. He was taken into custody and to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police are investigating impairment as a potential cause. 

Officers said none of the people in the car were wearing seatbelts.