A teenager is fighting for his life after being thrown from a truck in a crash early Saturday morning.
The accident happened around 1 a.m. Saturday morning at Highway 51 and Blair Road, off the exit ramp on Interstate 485.
The teenager was driving his pick-up truck when he collided with a Ford Mustang, hit a guardrail, and was thrown from the truck.
The teen was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center Main with life-threatening injuries.
Luckily, the driver of the Mustang was not injured in the crash.
An investigation continues into whether alcohol and speed were factors in the crash.
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