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Police: 16-year-old carjacker flees police, hits another car head-on, killing himself and other driver

By Carolyn Kresser
FOX 13 Seattle
Published April 7, 2016 4:53 PM PDT
Published April 7, 2016 4:53 PM PDT



SEATTLE -- Seattle police say two people were killed in a crash Thursday morning after a chase that began when officers tried to pull over a carjacked vehicle.

Police say they were attempting to pull over a stolen Honda Accord around 2 a.m. when it got in an accident with another car at the intersection of Highland Park Way SW and W. Marginal Way SW.

The 16-year-old male driver of the stolen vehicle led pursuing officers through West Seattle to Highland Park Drive SW, where it appears he crossed over the center line and struck a westbound 1996 Acura Integra. The 21-year-old driver and a dog inside the Acura, and the 16-year-old driver of the stolen Honda, all died from injuries sustained in the crash, police said.

Police identified the driver of the Acura as Devin Francis, 21.

Q13 will update this story as more information becomes available.