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Sunday night crash leaves 1 dead, 2 injured

An 18-year-old man was ejected from the vehicle during the crash, Aurora Police said.

AURORA, Colo. — An 18-year-old man is dead and two other men are injured after a single-vehicle crash Sunday night, the Aurora Police Department said.

About 9 p.m., officers with Aurora Police responded to the crash at the intersection of East Pinewood Drive and South Wheatlands Parkway, according to police. That's northeast of South Aurora Parkway and East Smoky Hill Road.

According to police, a Mazda SUV was speeding north on South Wheatlands Parkway. The Mazda hit the median and rolled several times, police said.

Three men were inside the vehicle at the time of the crash. An 18-year-old passenger was ejected and died at the scene. The other two men were taken to a hospital with minor injuries, according to Aurora Police.

Police closed East Pinewood Drive and South Wheatlands Parkway for several hours during the investigation of the crash.

The Arapahoe County Coroner will release the identity of the 18-year-old.

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