14-year-old SUV driver dies in crash after police chase near 67th Avenue and Buckeye in Phoenix, Arizona

Modified Date: 
Wed, 10/14/2015 - 9:13am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Phoenix police: 14-year-old boy driving car killed in crash

Officer James Holmes said officers responded to a fight call at 2 a.m. Wednesday. They didn't find anything at the reported location but saw a car driving without its lights off in the neighborhood. Holmes said the officers tried to stop the car but that it sped away before officers backed off and turned off their flashing lights. Holmes says the officers then found the crash scene where the 14-year-old driver was fatally injured. Another teen was apprehended while trying to run off and investigators learned that two others also were in the vehicle.

14-year-old boy was behind the wheel in fatal SUV crash

The other three passengers in the SUV took off running. The 14-year-old boy behind the wheel was transported to the hospital with critical injuries, but later died. Phoenix police originally noticed the SUV because the vehicle's lights were off as it drove at high rates of speed. Police later caught up to one of the passengers, a 14-year-old boy, and took him into custody for leaving the scene of the accident. Phoenix police confirm that the driver who died in an SUV crash overnight was only 14 years old. 3 other teenagers were also in the vehicle when it crashed.
Type: Car Accident

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