WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — One person was killed following a fiery crash into a West Valley City charter school late Monday.
Police say a speeding driver struck the American Preparatory Academy building on 3100 South just before 11 p.m., causing the vehicle to go up in flames.
Despite crews quickly extinguishing the blaze, the unidentified driver died on the scene.
Witnesses said they saw the vehicle driving at a high rate of speed eastbound on 3100 South, before it left the roadway, jumped the curb at the south side of the school, and hit the building.
Police said the charter school sustained limited, non-structural damage, allowing normal operations to continue on Tuesday.
Police share latest information on deadly crash below:
Investigators are still looking into what caused the crash.