A teenager has died after a crash on Union Cross Road in Forsyth County on Thursday, according to North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Troopers responded to the crash at about 4:08 p.m. Thursday.
According to Highway Patrol, Armando Medel Ortiz, 17, of Winston-Salem, was driving west on Union Cross Road when he crossed the center line, ran off the left side of the road and hit a tree head-on. He died at the scene.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools confirmed that Ortiz was a student at Glenn High School.
“We were deeply saddened to hear a WS/FCS student passed away,” WS/FCS said in a statement. “Our counselors with the Student Services team were at Glenn High School all day Friday supporting students. We ask the community to keep our student, their family, and the entire Glenn High student body in their thoughts and prayers.”
Highway Patrol says Ortiz was properly restrained at the time of the crash.
Investigators believe that excessive speed for the condition at the time contributed to the crash.
