Posted on 06/22/2022 5:42:48 PM PDT by grundle
A group of teenage boys were live-streaming on social media moments before a fatal crash in a stolen car, Texas police said.
The four boys, ages 13 to 15, stole a 2018 Audi S5 Coupe from an Abilene home early in the morning on Wednesday, June 22, according to the Abilene Police Department.
At 3:40 a.m., a “concerned parent” called 911 after seeing live video on social media taken by their son, from inside a stolen car, police said in a release. The other teens were also streaming to social media, and the parent believed they were planning to drive to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, roughly 140 miles east of Abilene.
Minutes later, a call came into the Callahan County Sheriff’s Department about a reported theft at a convenience store near Abilene involving the teens in the Audi, according to the release.
Officers spotted the car at 4:07 a.m. in the parking lot of a roadside motel close to U.S. Highway 351 and Interstate 20, police said.
The Audi hit an empty patrol car and an officer at the scene turned on their lights and tried to stop the teens. But they sped away and officers “did not actively pursue” them, police said.
Just two minutes later, at 4:09 a.m., the speeding Audi smashed into a light pole at a nearby intersection, according to police.
A 13-year-old boy in the passenger seat was thrown from the vehicle and later died at a hospital.
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Teenage =
Quit abusing the news forum with chat material.
Meh
Oh my God. The parent saw it on social media.
melanin
I beg to differ-I would think this is news.
The impact technology can have in unexpected, tragic and painful ways.
I thought it was newsworthy.
How is this not news?
Sure-I did some insanely stupid things, but...stealing a car, joyriding in it (we didn’t have computers) and running from the police...
Hoo boy. No. Just no.
Relax! This is news
News????
Criminals using technology to record evidence for their own manslaughter trials.
“Relax! This is news”
It’s a crime story - sounds like news.
As did I.
This is news to me.
No gnus were harmed in the posting of this news.
Sad one little felon was killed — its progenitors are no doubt heart-broken. Hopefully at least one kid has a parent available to compensate the owner of the stolen car. I presume the driver and living passengers will face a few charges, like grand theft auto, fleeing police, hitting a police car, and vehicular homicide. Any charged/convicted as adults, have thrown their lives away. Hopefully other kids will learn from their example and make wiser choices.
The perps never die in these things. They just kill innocent people.
S5’s are fast. There is no way 13-15 year old kids weren’t going to crash it.
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