A 17-year-old boy killed in a two-vehicle crash on Dec. 7 in Bear has been identified by Delaware State Police as Xavier Smith.

Smith, of the Newark area, was driving a Ford Focus north on Bear Christiana Road about 10:40 p.m. on Dec. 7 when he approached East Songsmith Drive.

At the same time, police said a tractor-trailer was turning left onto southbound Bear Christiana Road from East Songsmith Drive. It was pulling an unloaded car-hauler trailer. More: Fatal crash in Bear that killed Newark teen under investigation

The tractor-trailer hadn’t completed the turn, when police said Smith continued northbound, crashing into the car-hauler trailer.

Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police asked that anyone with information about the crash contact investigators at (302) 365-8417.

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