A teen has died following a crash in Salisbury on Thursday night.
State Police say an SUV traveling eastbound crashed on Canaan Road just after 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
According to a police report, the driver was Robert O. Steinmetz, 19, from Falls Village. State Police say the driver lost control of the vehicle and it crashed into a utility pole near the intersection of Canaan Road and Twin Lakes Road.
The driver was transported to Sharon Hospital with only minor injuries.
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The passenger, Jason M. Titunik, 19, from Sarasota, Florida, was also taken to Sharon Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Troopers say Titunik was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
Route 44 in Salisbury was closed between Route 126 and Housatonic River Road during the investigation. It has since reopened.
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State police are investigating the crash and ask any witnesses to contact them.
