FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- One person has died, and another has been hospitalized following a crash in Fresno County early Tuesday morning.
The California Highway Patrol says it happened before 5:30 am Tuesday on Clarkson near Del Rey -- that's near Kingsburg.
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Officers say a 19-year-old was driving a Chevy Malibu on Clarkson when they went off the road, hitting vines and a utility pole.
A 24-year-old passenger was declared dead at the scene. Officers say they were not wearing a seatbelt.
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The 19-year-old was airlifted to Community Regional Medical Center.
Officers have not said if drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.