Driver killed after car crashes into tree in Phoenix

PHOENIX - Police say one person is dead after a car crashed into a tree in the early-morning hours of Oct. 1 in Phoenix.

Phoenix police say the crash happened at 3 a.m. near Seventh Street and Braeburn Drive when 19-year-old Vaio Tsano lost control of the car and crashed into a tree.

Tsano was pronounced dead at the scene by firefighters.

Police believe speed was a factor in the crash.

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