A 19-year-old man crashed a car into a tree in Riverside, killing his passenger, authorities said Saturday.
The crash occurred about 11 p.m. Friday in the area of Jefferson Street and Dufferin Avenue, according to the Riverside Police Department.
The driver of the 1998 Mercedes-Benz might have been under the influence of alcohol when he failed to negotiate a curve while southbound on Jefferson approaching Dufferin, police said. He lost control of the car and crashed into a tree.
Paramedics took the driver and the 19-year-old man in the passenger seat to Riverside Community Hospital, where the passenger died and the driver was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Riverside Police Department Detective George Anderson at 951-826-8723 or GAnders@RiversideCA.gov.