A 16-year-old girl was killed in a fiery car crash after going joyriding in a stolen car around Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley with two other teens after midnight on Tuesday (February 20). It’s reported that the driver, a 14-year-old girl, and the front passenger, an 18-year-old girl, were both injured in the crash.
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According to officials with the Los Angeles Police Department, before the crash, officers had spotted the vehicle driving along Ventura Boulevard in Encino. Officers said the car, a Toyota Camry, was moving without any headlights on, so they used their patrol vehicle’s loudspeakers to tell the driver to turn their lights on.
Police said instead of the driver complying, they sped off. At that point, the officers decided against pursuing the vehicle and went about their night. Moments later, officers said that the driver lost control of the vehicle and slammed into a pole at the intersection of Ventura and Balboa Boulevards. The vehicle quickly caught flames and the officers rushed over to help.