13-year-olds crash stolen vehicle into driver leaving church, killing him, IL cops say
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A group of 13-year-old boys crashed a stolen vehicle into a 71-year-old driver, killing him as he exited a church parking lot, Illinois police told news outlets.
An officer with the Robbins Police Department spotted the stolen vehicle, a Kia with a busted driver side window, at about 2:30 p.m. Feb. 12, the department told WFLD.
Moments later, the officer started to follow but noticed smoke rising up from a few blocks ahead, the outlet reported.
The Kia had slammed into a Ford Taurus leaving the parking lot of St. Peter Claver Mission Church, WLS reported.
First responders found the Taurus badly damaged in a ditch, while the Kia hit a tree, according to WBBM. The driver of the Taurus was removed from the wreckage and taken to a hospital where he died, police told WLS.
“The guy was coming out of his parking lot down there, and they hit him. And he spun out three or four times,” a witness told WBBM.
Police arrested the teens at the scene, according to the outlet. Officials have not announced any charges.
Robbins is about 20 miles south of Chicago.
This story was originally published February 13, 2023 at 11:14 AM with the headline "13-year-olds crash stolen vehicle into driver leaving church, killing him, IL cops say."