TWO YOUNG CAR-JACKING SUSPECTS DIE WHEN THEY CRUSH THE STOLEN TRUCK DURING POLICE PURSUIT IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
January 22, 2015
Houston, Texas
Two teenage robbery suspects died Wednesday night when they
slammed a stolen pickup into an apartment complex sign during a police chase.
The crash occurred about 11 p.m. in the 13600 block of
Beechnut following a car-jacking in southwest Houston, according to the Harris
County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies said an officer with the Houston Police Department
spotted a black Nissan Titan without its headlights on traveling westbound on
Beechnut. Two teens were inside the truck. When the officer attempted to stop
the pickup, the driver sped away.
Deputies said the pursuit reached speeds of about 80 mph.
The pickup driver ran a red light and then lost control of the truck. The
pickup veered from the road and smashed into a large masonry sign at the
Campanile on Eldridge Apartments.
The force of the crash, deputies said, pinned the driver in
his seat. He died at the scene. His name has not been released but deputies
said he was 17 years old. The passenger, age 19, was thrown from the truck and
also died at the scene. His name has not been released. Most certainly, they will not steal cars
again.
Investigators said they later determined the truck had been
stolen in a car-jacking a short time before the crash. Deputies found a shotgun
and a pistol inside the pickup.
Deputies are investigating the crash, which occurred in Harris
County, while HPD is investigating the car-jacking. No information about the
car-jacking, including where it happened, was available.