Car Crash Involving a Thirteen-Year-Old Leaves One Dead and Others Injured

According to People, A 13-year-old boy allegedly stole a car and led police on a short chase on Saturday afternoon in Woodland, California. The chase ended after the juvenile crashed into two other vehicles, killing a 43-year-old woman and injuring ten others. 

The chase started after authorities spotted the vehicle "driving erratically." According to a statement by Woodland Police Department, the officer attempted to pull the vehicle over and then followed the car to the intersection of College and Court Streets. The agency wrote, "The car collided with two other vehicles causing two cars to catch fire."

KCRA identified the victim killed as Tina Vital. She was trapped inside one of the vehicles along with her two adult children and a 5-year-old granddaughter. One of her sons and her granddaughter were in the ICU on Saturday following the accident.

The 13-year-old driver was taken into custody for vehicular manslaughter with negligence and evading causing injuries — both felony charges. Woodland Police Department added that the teenager would be booked into the Yolo County Juvenile Hall after he receives medical treatment.