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An out of control truck leaves the road, strikes a house, starts a fire and takes a woman's life.

The Bristol, Tennessee, Police Department says the driver of that truck is just 15 years old. Her male passenger is 17.

The victim in this case was twice their age—Krystal Walsh, a 34-year-old mother.

It happened around 1:15 Sunday morning.

Family members say Walsh had the Flu and had been lying on the couch.

It appears that when the truck struck the home, it hit the wall that couch was on.

Relatives say Walsh was later found under the truck.

Walsh had a gas stove; the truck hit the stove, which according to family, may have sparked the fire.

Walsh lived next door to her mother and two doors from her sister, but the flames were so intense no one could get close enough to help.

Family members say they heard the crash, but they didn't understand what had happened until much later when firefighters put out the flames and they saw the truck.

Other neighbors say they saw the teens in the truck run away from the scene.

Police did catch up with them and they are in custody. Charges are pending.

Krystal Walsh had a three year old.

She was with another relative when the truck wrecked Sunday morning.

In Tennessee, 15-year-olds who have a driver's permit are allowed to drive with an 18-year-old family member or a 21-year-old non-family member.

In this case, the two teens are believed to be the only ones in the truck when it crashed.


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