A 14-year-old young man from Bridgeport who police said stole a motor vehicle in Westport died following a crash in Fairfield, Connecticut, on Monday.
The car, a 2019 Honda Pilot, was stolen around 8 a.m. from a pump at the Exxon Gas Station at 1510 Post Road East in Westport as the driver was inside the vehicle and paying for gas.
Westport police discovered the stolen vehicle driving in the area of Turkey Hill Road and Post Road East soon after and attempted to stop the vehicle, but “disengaged due to the suspect’s reckless driving and high speeds,” a news release from police said.
Minutes later, around 8:12 a.m., a Fairfield Police detective came upon the scene of a crash associated with the stolen vehicle at the intersection of Post Road and Jelliff Lane in Fairfield.
They said the Honda Pilot rolled over and the driver, later identified as a 14-year-old Bridgeport, was thrown from the car and suffered what seemed to be serious injuries. He was taken to St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, where he later died.
Fairfield Police Chief Robert Kalamaras and Westport Police Chief Fotios Koskin said in a statement that they express their sincere condolences to the family in this difficult time.
Police said the initial crash reconstruction data shows the vehicle was going 99 miles per hour five seconds before the crash happened.
Anyone with details related to the incident is asked to call the Fairfield Police Department at 203-254-4800 or Westport Police Department at 203-341-6000.
