Youth killed in fiery car crash

Charlie Hamel, a 16-year old student at Carlsbad highschool was killed this morning when his passenger car collided with a tree. He died at 9:46 AM at Glen Hospital where he had been taken following the accident. The driver, Nitai Tran, 16, was injured. The police said the accident occurred when the driver was found to be intoxicated, he skidded left on Molly where he collided into a tree, totaling the car. The police state Nitai’s car was destroyed, damage was estimated at $25,000 for the Sedan Nissan.