Beaverton teenager dies when car crashes into tree

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Beaverton teenager died after the car she was driving crashed into a tree Thursday afternoon, officials said.

Authorities responded to an overturned white Jeep Wrangler in the area of ​​19000 Tile Flat Road at around 2:27 p.m. The driver, 17-year-old Mai Grace Tankersley, was dead when officers arrived.

“There is currently no indication as to what caused the accident involving Tankersley’s Jeep,” police said. “Drugs and alcohol are not suspected to be a factor and it is not known how fast Tankersley’s Jeep was traveling prior to the accident.”

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the accident is asked to contact Beaverton Police.