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Charges are pending against a driver after an early morning crash left a 17-year-old male dead and two other teens fighting for their lives.

Officers who interviewed witnesses at the scene said a man was driving a pickup truck eastbound along 17 Ave. S.W. about 1:45 a.m. on Saturday when he T-boned a small car with three teenagers inside.

According to Insp. Luch Berti, the 17-year-old driver of the car was headed north on 37 St. through the intersection and had the right-of-way on a green light.

The truck’s driver allegedly ran the red light and smashed into the car.

Berti said alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash, but investigators must wait for the results of a blood test before they can determine whether impaired driving charges will be laid.

The damage to the teen’s car was so extensive it took emergency crews more than 30 minutes to free the driver from the wreckage.

According to EMS spokesman Ben Morgan, paramedics aggressively treated the teen on the way to Foothills hospital.

“Unfortunately he succumbed to his injuries,” said Morgan.

Two other teens were taken to hospital, one in serious condition and the other in critical.

By Saturday night their conditions had deteriorated to critical and life-threatening, said Berti.

The truck’s driver was taken to hospital as a precaution but Berti said he was not seriously injured.

“The front of the truck took most of the brunt,” he said.

A witness who was driving through the intersection at the time of the crash was able to provide police with extensive details of what happened, said Berti.

The Calgary Police Service traffic unit is continuing to investigate.

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