15-Year-Old Girl Identified As Victim In Fatal Tuscaloosa Crash Following Police Pursuit

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says a 15-year-old female passenger was killed and the 19-year-old driver injured early Friday morning after a high-speed chase with police ended in a single-vehicle crash on 25th Avenue North East

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ALEA, in an update Friday night following the fatal collision, said the teen was fatally injured when the 2000 Ford Taurus driven by Kevonta O. Hayward-Jackson, 19, of Tuscaloosa, left the roadway and struck several trees.

As Patch previously reported, Hayward-Jackson was attempting to elude a Tuscaloosa Police officer at the time of the crash after the officer attempted to make a traffic stop.

The juvenile female died at the scene and has not been publicly identified by law enforcement as of the publication of this story.

ALEA also said Hayward-Jackson suffered unspecified injuries and was transported to a DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa for treatment. It was not revealed what charges he could be facing.

The cause and circumstances of the crash remain under investigation by ALEA.

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