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Second teen dies in weekend accident

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DORAVILLE, Ga. - A teenager lost control of his car, ran into a tree and died early Sunday morning - the second teen traffic fatality this weekend.<br> <br> The teen, who was not identified, and his friend were speeding on Tilly Mill Road about 2 a.m. when they got in the single-car crash, said DeKalb fire Lt. Eric Jackson. The passenger was injured and treated.<br> <br> &#34;We do know this car was traveling at a presumably high rate of speed, passing a police officer and later slowing down and crashing into a tree,&#34; Jackson told WSB-TV.<br> <br> Both were students and football players at Dunwoody High School, he said.<br> <br> &#34;I don&#39;t know. It&#39;s horrible. I don&#39;t know what to feel,&#34; said John Price, a friend of the two.<br> <br> Police said they were investigating whether alcohol was involved in the accident.<br> <br> Late Friday night, a 16-year-old died when he skidded off the road, through several trees and into an iron fence, police said. Four other teenagers, ages 14 to 17, were injured.<br> <br> The wreck occurred shortly before midnight on Flakes Mill Road near Henry County.<br>
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