Early Morning Fatal Single-Vehicle Accident Closes Smoketree Lane In Prescott

An early morning, single-vehicle, fatal rollover accident closed Smoketree Lane in Prescott Saturday. Police and fire crews responded to the scene at about 7 a.m. on Smoketree Lane and Golden Bear Drive. When they arrived they say a Chevy SUV had rolled and one person was still inside. Others who were in the vehicle at the time were able to get out without assistance. The injured, a 16-year-old girl, was airlifted to a Phoenix hospital, were she died from her injuries. The cause of the accident is under investigation, but police believe speed may have played a role and all four people inside the SUV weren’t wearing seatbelts prior to the accident.