(KTTS News) — A Springfield man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash near Rogersville.
The Highway Patrol says a car went off Route D and overturned early Sunday.
A passenger, a 17-year-old boy, was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene.
Another 18-year-old passenger from Rogersville survived the crash.
The driver, 18-year-old Benjamin Sugg of Springfield, was arrested after running from the crash site.
He has now been charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.
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A crash north of Rogersville leaves one man dead and another behind bars.
The Highway Patrol says a 17-year-old man was killed when an SUV ran off Highway D Sunday morning and rolled over.
The driver, who was 18, ran away from the crash but was arrested.
Troopers say he was intoxicated.
