GRAND CHUTE, WI : 14-year-old boy driving stolen car killed in Grand Chute crash on Sunday, 23rd October 2016
A 14-year-old Milwaukee boy driving a stolen vehicle was killed in a crash in the parking lot of a Grand Chute restaurant late Sunday.
Grand Chute Police say the boy led police on a high speed chase prior to the crash.
At 11:30 p.m., Grand Chute Police located a vehicle reported in a reckless driving complaint in Neenah traveling south on I-41. An officer tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver took off, leading police on a chase at speeds up to 100 mph.
Police backed off, but the suspect continued southbound and tried to exit at Wisconsin Avenue. The vehicle crashed into a light pole in the parking lot of the IHOP near Fox River Mall.
Officers attempted life-saving measures, but were not successful. The boy was airlifted to a Neenah hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police say the teen had stolen his uncle’s vehicle in Oshkosh. It had not been reported stolen at the time of the pursuit.
Wisconsin Avenue and the on and off ramps for southbound I-41 were closed for about two hours while police gathered evidence and removed the car.
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14-year-old boy driving stolen car killed in Grand Chute crash