MILLINGTON, Tennessee (AP) -- A car with seven teenagers aboard went airborne after going fast over a small hill, hitting a tree and killing everyone inside, police said.

Officers quoted friends of the driver, Michael Fradella, 15, as saying he had recently obtained his learner's permit to drive.

Steve Shular, spokesman for the Shelby County sheriff's department, told The Commercial Appeal of Memphis that investigators believe the westbound car was traveling at high speed and went airborne after topping a small hill.

The black Mazda Protege left no skid marks and went off the south side of a two-lane road. A motorist came upon the wreckage early Sunday morning.

Other victims were identified as Samantha Stawizynski, 15; Trey Hanna, 15; Lauren Sutherland, 15; Jessica Wallace, 13; Crystal Smith, 13; and Eric Sansone, 14. All were students at Millington Middle School.

Tennessee law requires minors with learner's permits to be accompanied by a parent, stepparent, grandparent or legal guardian who has a valid driver's license.

Millington is just north of Memphis in Shelby County.

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