13-Year-Old Driving Stolen Kia Killed Man in Fiery Crash; Six Other Kids Injured
Clopper Rd & Great Seneca Hwy
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Summary
- A man died and seven children were injured Tuesday morning after a stolen car packed with juveniles crashed into another vehicle in Germantown, Maryland.
- The violent crash occurred at Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway at approximately 5:25 a.m.
- First responders found a white Kia Optima and blue Toyota Matrix with extensive damage. The Toyota's driver died at the scene; his identity has not been released.
- The Kia, reported stolen from a Montgomery County residence hours after the collision, was found flipped upside down with all seven children — ages 12 to 15 — trapped inside.
- Montgomery County Police confirmed the driver was a 13-year-old, who was rushed to the hospital in critical but stable condition.
- Officer Shiera Goff said some of the children were not properly secured in seats, with some sitting on others' laps; two remain in critical condition.
- The incident was treated as a mass casualty event due to the number of patients.
- The investigation is ongoing.
Timeline
Firefighters extinguished a small fire on the overturned vehicle and rescued two trapped occupants.
Two of the seven children remain in critical condition; the rest were taken to hospitals with injuries of varying severity.
Police confirmed the driver of the stolen Kia was 13 years old and was transported to the hospital in critical but stable condition.
The Kia, reported stolen from a Montgomery County residence hours after the crash, was found overturned with seven children trapped inside, ages 12 to 15.
The Toyota's driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The violent crash occurred at Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway in Germantown at approximately 5:25 a.m. Tuesday. First responders found a white Kia Optima and blue Toyota Matrix with extensive damage.
Incident reported at Clopper Rd & Great Seneca Hwy.
Firefighters extinguished a small fire on the overturned vehicle and rescued two trapped occupants.
Two of the seven children remain in critical condition; the rest were taken to hospitals with injuries of varying severity.
Police confirmed the driver of the stolen Kia was 13 years old and was transported to the hospital in critical but stable condition.
The Kia, reported stolen from a Montgomery County residence hours after the crash, was found overturned with seven children trapped inside, ages 12 to 15.
The Toyota's driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The violent crash occurred at Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway in Germantown at approximately 5:25 a.m. Tuesday. First responders found a white Kia Optima and blue Toyota Matrix with extensive damage.
Incident reported at Clopper Rd & Great Seneca Hwy.
Firefighters extinguished a small fire on the overturned vehicle and rescued two trapped occupants.
Two of the seven children remain in critical condition; the rest were taken to hospitals with injuries of varying severity.
Police confirmed the driver of the stolen Kia was 13 years old and was transported to the hospital in critical but stable condition.
The Kia, reported stolen from a Montgomery County residence hours after the crash, was found overturned with seven children trapped inside, ages 12 to 15.
The Toyota's driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The violent crash occurred at Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway in Germantown at approximately 5:25 a.m. Tuesday. First responders found a white Kia Optima and blue Toyota Matrix with extensive damage.
Incident reported at Clopper Rd & Great Seneca Hwy.
Firefighters extinguished a small fire on the overturned vehicle and rescued two trapped occupants.
Two of the seven children remain in critical condition; the rest were taken to hospitals with injuries of varying severity.
Police confirmed the driver of the stolen Kia was 13 years old and was transported to the hospital in critical but stable condition.
The Kia, reported stolen from a Montgomery County residence hours after the crash, was found overturned with seven children trapped inside, ages 12 to 15.
The Toyota's driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The violent crash occurred at Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway in Germantown at approximately 5:25 a.m. Tuesday. First responders found a white Kia Optima and blue Toyota Matrix with extensive damage.
Incident reported at Clopper Rd & Great Seneca Hwy.
Firefighters extinguished a small fire on the overturned vehicle and rescued two trapped occupants.
Two of the seven children remain in critical condition; the rest were taken to hospitals with injuries of varying severity.
Police confirmed the driver of the stolen Kia was 13 years old and was transported to the hospital in critical but stable condition.
The Kia, reported stolen from a Montgomery County residence hours after the crash, was found overturned with seven children trapped inside, ages 12 to 15.
The Toyota's driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The violent crash occurred at Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway in Germantown at approximately 5:25 a.m. Tuesday. First responders found a white Kia Optima and blue Toyota Matrix with extensive damage.
Incident reported at Clopper Rd & Great Seneca Hwy.
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parents do fucking better
How can parents not know where their kids are at 5 am? Do better, people, and dont have kids if you can’t parent.
@jesuisbien idk about you but at 5am, I’m still deadass asleep. If my kids awake, much less out of the house, I’m not gonna know.
12-15 year olds out at 5am. Where were their parents ??!?! This is ridiculous
@amc073 so if you have children, you aren’t allowed to sleep🤔
That poor man. It should have been the other way around. I said what I said.
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parents do fucking better
How can parents not know where their kids are at 5 am? Do better, people, and dont have kids if you can’t parent.
@jesuisbien idk about you but at 5am, I’m still deadass asleep. If my kids awake, much less out of the house, I’m not gonna know.
12-15 year olds out at 5am. Where were their parents ??!?! This is ridiculous
@amc073 so if you have children, you aren’t allowed to sleep🤔
That poor man. It should have been the other way around. I said what I said.
Say it louder
parents do fucking better
How can parents not know where their kids are at 5 am? Do better, people, and dont have kids if you can’t parent.
@jesuisbien idk about you but at 5am, I’m still deadass asleep. If my kids awake, much less out of the house, I’m not gonna know.
12-15 year olds out at 5am. Where were their parents ??!?! This is ridiculous
@amc073 so if you have children, you aren’t allowed to sleep🤔
That poor man. It should have been the other way around. I said what I said.
Say it louder
parents do fucking better
How can parents not know where their kids are at 5 am? Do better, people, and dont have kids if you can’t parent.
@jesuisbien idk about you but at 5am, I’m still deadass asleep. If my kids awake, much less out of the house, I’m not gonna know.
12-15 year olds out at 5am. Where were their parents ??!?! This is ridiculous
@amc073 so if you have children, you aren’t allowed to sleep🤔
That poor man. It should have been the other way around. I said what I said.
Say it louder
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parents do fucking better
How can parents not know where their kids are at 5 am? Do better, people, and dont have kids if you can’t parent.
@jesuisbien idk about you but at 5am, I’m still deadass asleep. If my kids awake, much less out of the house, I’m not gonna know.
12-15 year olds out at 5am. Where were their parents ??!?! This is ridiculous
@amc073 so if you have children, you aren’t allowed to sleep🤔
That poor man. It should have been the other way around. I said what I said.
Say it louder