Crime & Safety
Girl, 14, Charged After I-76 Crash Kills Boy, 15, Sunday: Reports
Authorities said a 14-year-old girl driving a stolen vehicle tried to flee police on I-76 east, but crashed, killing a teenage passenger.
PHILADELPHIA — A crash on Interstate 76 east Sunday evening led to the death of a teenage boy and the arrest of a teenage girl, according to reports.
The crash occurred at about 5:50 p.m. Sunday on I-76 east between the Montgomery Drive and Girard Avenue exits, NBC10 reports.
A 14-year-old girl driving a stolen vehicle lost control and crashed into a concrete barrier, hitting another car, then rolling several times up an embankment as police tried to stop it, according to Fox 29.
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The driver and two other passengers were hurt and taken to a hospital for treatment.
But a 15-year-old boy who was also a passenger was ejected from the vehicle and died from his injuries, Action News reports.
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Authorities have charged the teen driver with vehicular manslaughter.
The identities of those involved have not been released.
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