The passenger of a SUV was fatally injured in an early morning traffic accident on the Far Northside. The driver has been arrested for driving while intoxicated.

A Chevrolet Suburban was headed north in the 7900 block of Westfield Boulevard when the accident happened around 12:50 this morning, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. The driver lost control and the SUV rolled, ejecting the passenger. Knefler Jose, 18, 5800 block of North Pennsylvania Street, was declared dead at Methodist Hospital.

The driver, Maxwell J. Weerts, 18, 700 block of Nottingham Court, was not seriously injured. A police report said Weerts told investigators he swerved the SUV to avoid striking a deer.Weerts was sent to Wishard Memorial Hospital for treatment. After police investigated the possibility that alcohol was a factor in the accident, Weerts was arrested on a preliminary charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and causing a death.