A tragic crash on Wednesday on North Wenas Road resulted in the death of a 16-year-old student from Selah High School. The Yakima County Coroner's Office identifies the teen driver as Christian Petri of Selah.

THE CRASH HAPPENED ON WEDNESDAY MORNING

Yakima County Sheriff's Deputies say they were called to 6500 block of North Wenas Road at about 7:51 am Wednesday for a report of an injury crash. When they arrived the Deputies noted the road was slick with ice and may have contributed to the incident. They found the 16-year-old driver in the overturned vehicle. They say Firefighters and Medics tried to save him but Petri died at the scene. An investigation found the young driver lost control on the ice and struck a tree.

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