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HIGHLAND — A 17-year-old driver was flown to the University of Utah Burn Center after a car crash early Thursday.
A Facebook post from the Lone Peak Police Department says an off-duty officer was driving home just after midnight when he encountered a vehicle going "well above the speed limit" heading west on Canal Boulevard in Highland.
The officer attempted to make a traffic stop and the vehicle sped through a red light on Alpine Highway and "failed to navigate a bend in the road," police said. The vehicle then left the road and hit a tree in Windsor Meadows Park before bursting into flames.
"Officers from Lone Peak Police Department and American Fork Police Department worked diligently to free the 17-year-old driver from the fiery wreckage," the post says.
A video of the scene showing the aftermath of the crash and the burned-out vehicle was also posted by the Lone Peak Fire District.
The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle and his condition was unknown Thursday afternoon.
This story may be updated.
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