The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Saturday evening in Chilton County.

A 17-year-old from Montgomery was killed when the 2011 Nissan Altima the teen was driving left the roadway, went down a steep embankment and overturned. The crash site was on Chilton County 16, approximately two miles north of Plantersville.

ALEA said the teen was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Due to the deceased being a juvenile, ALEA did not release the identity of the teen.

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