PHOENIX — A 14-year-old boy was behind the wheel when he allegedly caused a car crash in south Phoenix that killed one boy and injured multiple others in the vehicle.
A 12-year-old boy has died after sustaining extremely critical injuries.
The Phoenix Police Department said the teenager was driving along Watkins Street when he failed to stop for a stop sign and crashed with a car driving along Central Avenue.
The boy was driving with at least five other boys between the ages of 9 and 15.
Four of the boys were sitting in the backseat without seatbelts.
At least two of the boys were ejected from the car at the time of the crash.
A 9-year-old boy suffered serious injuries.
Two of the other boys were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the other car was not seriously injured. Impairment does not appear to be a contributing factor to this crash, police said.
The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.