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OSHP Chase 14 Year Old In Stolen Porsche Macan
"A 14-year-old teen accused of crashing a stolen Porsche SUV on Interstate 275 has died, according to the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office. Alexander Lara was pronounced dead Tuesday at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, a coroner’s report shows.
A trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol spotted a speeding 2018 Porsche Macan on Interstate 275 just north of State Route 28 shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday night and attempted to chase it with lights and siren activated, according to Sgt Charles Jordan at OSP’s Batavia post. The trooper was unable to catch up to the SUV, according to cruiser video OSP released. The chase remained at a distance throughout the entire chase, which lasted about a minute and a half, according to Jordan, until the trooper came upon the crash after it occurred. Patrol officials said their preliminary investigation determined the teen was speeding in the SUV, which had been reported stolen, and lost control of it near the Wards Corner Road exit in Miami Township. The Porsche ran off the right side of the road and struck an embankment before coming to its final rest. State troopers have said the teen was not wearing his seatbelt, was ejected, and airlifted to the hospital in a medical helicopter."

Noah Fect

Dr. Darwin to the ER, stat

Dr. Darwin to the ER, stat

RSbob

Out of the gene pool!

Joan Alcover

Porsche InnoDrive would have avoided the spin, doughnut and crash!

Petza914

...so would have actually knowing how to drive. That swerve between lanes totally upset the balance of the car. Sorry for the owner, but at least they get a brand new one.

beaverlake

Without knowing anything at all about the 14 year old who stole the car - he also died. I couldn’t help thinking as I watched that the poor kid doesn’t realize he has only seconds left to live. Sorry folks - I’m not sympathetic to car thieves but still . . .

fsts2k

Agree... sad all around

mwar99

Anyone wondering what the trooper was doing prior to the chase? It appears to me he was stopping on the on-ramp in the lane waiting and then why was he driving on the shoulder of the road? I feel bad that a 14 year kid died because of bad choices. It's a shame.

NC TRACKRAT

Old addage: " You can tell a teen-ager but you can't tell 'em much!" When I was a teen-ager, I hit a 1/2 ton p/u while going about 60-65 mph in an Olds Super 88. I rolled it 3 complete revolutions, came to a stop right-side up with me ending up in the back seat with nothing but small cuts and a concussion. Of course, it was a complete total...and I was a complete idiot. As some sort of a payback, I've spent the better part of my life as an HPDE instructor teaching folks how to drive fast...safely.

pbon

Not many 14 year olds get the chance to be taught how to drive fast safely. Police officers could be taught to stop chases before someone crashes.

It’s a known risk — that someone being chased is likely to speed up and try to avoid being caught and may crash and hurt herself or others — versus an unknown risk that something worse will happen if the person is not stopped.

venom51

Life doesn't work like a round of GT5....

R.I.P. young one.Too young and dumb to know better.

hotrod2448

Or maybe people could just teach their kids not to steal cars and run from the cops.

It's a sad event but, the choices the teenager made are what set this in motion. We can second guess police tactics after the fact all day long but, you could easily argue if they don't chase and stop them the possible outcome might be worse. Maybe the next vehicle they steal ends up with them shooting and killing the owner of the vehicle. No way of knowing what could/will happen one way or the other.

Brett - 1996 C4

I was amazed he didn't crash into one of the two cars to the right, ahead and behind. Threaded in between, but not because he was in control, so it was lucky more people weren't hurt.

Cygnus_X_1

14 year olds should not be committing grand theft auto. Their parents should be teaching them right from wrong. the cops are not the problem. we need to stop blaming the innocent and cops for doing their jobs, and start holding these ******** who think the law doesn't apply to them accountable.

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