A 19-year-old man was killed in Southfield when the stolen car he was driving smashed into a fence while he was fleeing from police, officials said. The fatal crash happened around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the intersection of Westhampton Avenue and Evergreen Road, according to reports from the Southfield Police Department.
The teenage driver lost control of a Kia reported stolen, hitting a barrier on Evergreen shortly after officers attempted to pull him over, as detailed in a press release by the Southfield Police Department and cited by The Detroit News. The young man was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Two 17-year-old girls who were passengers in the vehicle also sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital.
As reported by FOX 2 Detroit, the names of the victims have not been released, and a investigation into the crash remains ongoing. The Southfield Police Department has not provided any further details about the circumstances that led to the pursuit or the crash.
Additional coverage from WWJ Newsradio 950 confirms that the incident occurred after officers initiated a traffic stop on the stolen Kia. Following the immediate crash after the chase began, emergency response teams were called to the scene.
