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old boy was driving stolen car in Germantown crash that killed Virginia man
WTOP • • nation
Key Points:
- A 13-year-old boy driving a stolen vehicle caused a fatal crash in Germantown, Maryland, early Tuesday morning, killing 58-year-old William Vance Payne II and injuring the teen driver and six passengers aged 12-15.
- The collision occurred at around 5:25 a.m. when the stolen 2015 Kia Optima, driven by the boy, entered an intersection and struck Payne’s 2007 Toyota Matrix on Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway.
- Payne was pronounced dead at the scene, while the teen driver was hospitalized in critical but stable condition; all six passengers in the Kia were also hospitalized.
- The Kia was reported stolen from a Germantown home several hours after the crash, and the investigation is ongoing, with possible criminal charges to be determined by the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.
- Police expect the investigation to take several weeks to months to complete as they gather evidence and assess the circumstances surrounding the crash.
