2 teens killed in crash involving stolen car at Mesa intersection: police
MESA, Ariz. - Police are investigating a deadly, two-car crash that shut down a Mesa intersection early Wednesday morning.
Mesa Police say the crash happened at Country Club Drive and Main Street on Dec. 13 when a Hyundai Elantra that was heading eastbound on Main Street crashed into a Ford Edge that was heading southbound on Country Club. After the initial collision, the Elantra crashed into a pole.
The driver and the passenger of the Elantra were pronounced dead at the scene. They were identified as 13-year-olds from Mesa.
The people riding in the Ford Edge suffered minor injuries.
Deadly crash shuts down Mesa intersection
Mesa Police say the crash happened at Country Club Drive and Main Street on Dec. 13 when a Hyundai Elantra that was heading eastbound on Main Street crashed into a Ford Edge that was heading southbound on Country Club. After the initial collision, the Elantra crashed into a pole.
"We are investigating impairment as a possible factor in the Elantra, and we have just recently, in the last five minutes, confirmed that the Elantra, the vehicle that the two deceased people were in, was actually stolen, so that vehicle has been confirmed as stolen," Det. Richard Encinas said.
The intersection was closed in all directions for several hours, but it has reopened.
No further details were released.
Police say impairment is a possible factor in a crash that left two dead in Mesa at Country Club and Main Street on Dec. 13. (KSAZ-TV)