A woman was killed and six other people were hospitalized after teen suspects who were fleeing from police in a stolen car caused a multi-vehicle crash in Oakland Park Sunday morning, authorities said.
The crash happened around 6 a.m. along the 900 block of Oakland Park Boulevard near Powerline Road.
According to Fort Lauderdale Police, officers had responded to the 2500 block of Mercedes Drive in the city in reference to an occupied burglary at a home.
The officers that responded found that the victims were sleeping inside their home when suspects entered the home and stole two vehicles, police said.
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One of the stolen vehicles, a white Mercedes sedan, was located by officers just before 5 a.m. along the 900 block of West Sunrise Boulevard.
According to police, a brief chase ensued before it ended in a multi-vehicle crash with six victims being rushed to a nearby hospital.
According to Broward Sheriff’s Office, a woman injured in the crash was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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Officials haven't released the identities of the victims.
Footage from the scene showed multiple vehicles severely damaged from the crash, with car parts scattered across the roadway.
The two suspects, both juvenile males, fled from the white Mercedes sedan after the crash. They were both later located and taken into custody without further incident.
Officials said a 15-year-old was driving the stolen car and had a 13-year-old as his passenger.
The 15-year-old faces charges including grand theft auto, aggravated fleeing and eluding with serious injury or death, and resisting an officer without violence. The 13-year-old is facing misdemeanor charges.
Both teens appeared in juvenile court Monday where it was learned the 15-year-old is already on probation for two other cases, and the 13-year-old has 25 open court cases.
One of the teens' mothers pleaded with a Miami-Dade judge for leniency Monday.
"He was doing so good. And then we got into this little incident and he left he house," the mother said.
"Mom, it’s a serious case. There is a fatality so I just can't say 'go home, go home,'" the judge replied.
Edwin Lopez said his sister, who is pregnant, was one of the victims of the crash. He said she called him right after the crash.
"She said she only feel like some car come out of middle of nowhere and push her way to there," said Lopez, who went to the crash scene Sunday. "I come but my sister was already taken to the hospital because she is pregnant and she is having a baby in two weeks.”
Police said both stolen cars have been recovered, and the incident remains under investigation.
Editor's Note: A previous version of this story listed Fort Lauderdale as the city where the crash took place.
