Speeding

was a factor in a one-car accident that claimed

the life of a Peachtree City teen on Kedron Drive

Tuesday night, police said.

Kevin

Collazuol, 18, died in the wreck after his car

left the road and struck a tree, said Maj. Mike

DuPree of the Peachtree City Police Department.

Will Morris, 18, also of Peachtree City, was a

passenger in the 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse that

Collazuol was driving.

There

is no indication that alcohol was involved in the

accident, DuPree said, adding that police took a

blood test on the driver, which is standard

police procedure in all fatal auto accidents.

This

was Peachtree City's first fatal crash of the

year, DuPree confirmed. The accident is still

under investigation, he added.

Collazuol

was attempting to negotiate a curve near the

Spooner Ridge subdivision when his vehicle

crossed over the center line, DuPree said. A

head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle was

avoided when both drivers swerved, he added.

That's

when Collazuol lost control of the vehicle as he

overcompensated, causing the car to leave the

roadway, jump the curb and strike the tree.

Both

victims were flown by medical helicopter to

Atlanta Medical Center, DuPree said.