Police: Teen reported missing dies after crash in stolen car
Police in Apopka are investigating a crash that left a teen driver dead Wednesday morning.
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Officers responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Kelly Park Road and Chandler Road.
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Police say the 17-year-old driver and sole occupant of the car was flown to a local trauma center for treatment, but later died from their injuries.
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A member of the Apopka Fire Department was also involved in a separate, minor crash while responding to the initial crash scene.
The firefighter was not injured in the second crash and remained at the scene.
According to the police department, a preliminary investigation revealed that the teen driver had been reported as a missing person.
Police also learned that the car the teen was driving was listed as stolen when the crash occurred.
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The driver has not been identified.
The crash investigation is ongoing.
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