Police: 13-Year-Old Boy Driving Stolen Car Dies In Hartford Crash
HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Police in Connecticut say a 13-year-old boy driving a stolen car has died in a fiery early morning crash.
Hartford Deputy Chief Brian Foley tells the Hartford Courant the crash was reported at about 3 a.m. Thursday on Windsor Street.
The severely burned driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Foley said a 15-year-old passenger was taken by a private vehicle to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. He was then transferred to the burns unit at Bridgeport Hospital where he was "alert and conscious.''
Police posted a picture of the fatal crash on Twitter.
HPD investigating fatal crash near 555 Windsor St. Driver pronounced on scene. Passngr taken to Bridgeport BU. pic.twitter.com/E5hNuSLE4c
— Brian Foley (@LtFoley) August 25, 2016
Both the car that crashed and the vehicle that dropped the other victim at the hospital were reported stolen from an apartment complex in Middletown.
No names were released.
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