The Belton Police Department said a teen died from a single vehicle crash that caught fire on Interstate 35 in Belton.
The victim is identified as 16-year-old Gentry Nelson from Denton. He died at the scene.
Police said the crash happened on July 29 at around 3:40 p.m., on I-35 near the 190 merge.
Police said Nelson was driving erratically and lost control and crashed. The car then caught on fire.
He was driving a 2005 Ford F-150.
His body is being sent to Dallas for an autopsy.
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