MT. JULIET, TN. (THECOUNT) — Joshua Daniel has been identified as the teen killed in an early morning crash in Mt. Juliet, TN.

Daniel, 18, was traveling on Central Pike Thursday morning, when for unknown reasons, exited the road and struck several trees around 2:20 a.m.

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Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol said Joshua Daniel was traveling westbound when he veered off the road and struck two trees. source

No one else was in the car.

Troopers said he was wearing a seatbelt.

Anyone with possible information on the deadly crash should contact police at 911.

Mt. Juliet is a city located in western Wilson County, Tennessee. A suburb of Nashville, it is approximately 17 miles east of downtown Nashville. Mt. Juliet is located mostly between two major national east-west routes, Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 70, according to Wikipedia.