Coventry fatal crash

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Flowers mark the spot on Fish Hill Rd. where Douglas Auger, 18, was killed in a car crash. (Photo By Nichole Estaphan/WPRI 12)

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Teen killed in Coventry crash

18-year-old pronounced dead at the scene

Updated: Friday, 17 Aug 2012, 2:14 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 17 Aug 2012, 5:49 AM EDT

COVENTRY, R.I. (WPRI) -- A Coventry teen has been pronounced dead following an overnight car crash.

Police tell us Douglas Auger, 18, a recent graduate of Coventry High School, was driving on Fish Hill Road at about midnight Thursday when his car went off the road and struck a tree.

Emergency crews were able to pull Auger from the vehicle, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said he was the only person in the vehicle at the time.

Officers are now investigating the cause of the crash.

Councilors will be available at Coventry High School on Saturday, August 18 from 9 a.m. until noon.

Copyright WPRI 12


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