State Police say a 17-year-old is dead after falling asleep behind the wheel and crashing his car on the Northway. 

Troopers say it happened in Colonie around 5:30 Saturday morning. State Police say Anthony Pagano of Melville hit a tree, with his car eventually catching on fire. He was pronounced dead at Albany Medical Center. 

Another teenager was sleeping in the car at the time, but was uninjured.