BOSTON (WHDH) - A 19-year-old who blew through a light in Boston on Monday and fatally struck another motorist is under arrest at the hospital, officials announced.

Troopers responding to a reported crash at the intersection of Birmingham Parkway and Western Avenue around 10 p.m. found two cars that had collided, officials said. A woman in her 50s suffered fatal injuries.

The 19-year-old male driver who was arrested “ran a light at high speed,” according to a tweet from state police.

No other information was immediately released.

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