(Jasper County, IN) - A teenager from LaPorte County was killed in a fiery single vehicle crash in northwest Indiana.

 

A passenger was rescued and taken by medical helicopter for treatment.

 

The crash happened early Saturday in Jasper County.  According to police, the 19 year old driver from LaCrosse ran a stop sign at a three way intersection and drove head on into a ditch. The vehicle then caught fire.

 

An individual who called 911 pulled the passenger out of the burning vehicle.  Police said the male passenger was airlifted to Memorial Hospital in South Bend.  His condition was not known.

 

So far, authorities have not released the identity of the victim or passenger along with other details of the crash, which remains under investigation.