COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - One person is dead after a traffic crash early Sunday morning.

According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), officers were dispatched at 2:15 a.m. to the 2300 block of East Platte Avenue.

Police said a vehicle was traveling eastbound on Platte, left the south side of the roadway and hit a tree.

Officers found multiple victims in the vehicle, including a female who was pronounced dead on scene. Two additional victims were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, police said.

The investigation is ongoing, but police said alcohol appears to be a contributing factor in the crash.

Police tell 11 News that the driver of the vehicle, Jayden M. Hendricks, 18, was arrested for DUI.

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