Crash Claims the Life of a Teen

State Police are investigating a fiery crash that has claimed the life of a Sussex County, New Jersey teenager.

Police say 17-year-old Lyndsay Barker, who is from Newton, was driving south on Route 94 when her car veered into northbound lanes in Frelinghuysen around 3:30 a.m. Thursday.

State Police spokeswoman Trooper Alina Spies tells The Star-Ledger of Newark the car struck a tree stump, a fence and several trees. Spies says Barker was ejected before the vehicle burst into flames.

Barker was pronounced dead at the scene.

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