OGDEN, Utah — A second child has died after his family's vehicle was hit by a pair of teenagers who were fleeing from police in a stolen car.
Ogden police said two 14-year-old suspects were fleeing from officers Friday evening when they crashed into the victims' family at a high rate of speed.
An 11-year-old boy, named Izarel, was ejected from the vehicle and later died.
Then on Sunday, the family told FOX 13 News that Izarel's 7-year-old brother, Jaimito, had also died from his injuries.
"We are heartbroken and trying to process this sudden loss and facing unimaginable pain, grief and shock," the family said in a GoFundMe.
The Ogden Police Department said the incident began at approximately 7:45 p.m. when officers located a stolen vehicle in the 2800 block of Quincey Avenue. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the suspects, both 14-year-old boys, accelerated and struck one of the police vehicles attempting to stop them.
After striking the police vehicle, the unidentified suspects fled the scene before colliding with another vehicle occupied by two adults and six children at the intersection of 31st Street and Grant Avenue.
The family said both parents and the other four children, ages ranging from 2 to 14, are expected to survive their injuries.
The 14-year-old suspect and his passenger were also injured and hospitalized in unknown condition.
The incident is currently being investigated by the Weber-Metro Crash Reconstruction and Scene Handling Team, along with the Ogden Police Department’s Investigations Bureau and Weber-Morgan Homicide Task Force.
No charges involving the suspects have been announced, and due to their ages, the Ogden Police Department said their names will not yet be released.
"This is an extraordinarily devastating incident," the Ogden Police Department wrote. "We are grieving with and for the victim family."
