Update 5:10 p.m.: The Solano County Sheriff's Department identified the teenager killed this morning in a solo-vehicle traffic accident.
Savana Price, 16, of Fairfield, was killed from multiple injuries she sustained during this morning's accident. The Coroner's Office is conducting toxicology tests in attempt to determine if drugs or alcohol played a role in the accident.
The results of those test are expected to be complete within a few weeks.
Previously:
A Fairfield teenager died early this morning from injuries she sustained during a solo-vehicle traffic accident along Ramsey Road, north of Gold Hill Road.
The California Highway Patrol said the 16-year-old Fairfield girl, whose name was not release pending notification of next of kin, was driving a 1998 Nissan Frontier south on Ramsey Road at a high rate of speed.
The teenager drove her truck into the north lane of Ramsey Road and continued off the roadway, where she hit a dirt embankment and became airborne, according to the CHP. She continued another 60 feet before colliding with a tree.
Officers received a call about the accident at 5:22 a.m., and arrived on-scene shortly after. The girl sustained fatal injuries during the accident.
The CHP said she was not wearing a seat belt and was partially ejected from the truck. Police are investigating the cause of the accident and have not determined if drugs or alcohol played a part.
Anyone who witness the accident is encouraged to contact the CHP (707) 428-2100.
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