A teen who allegedly stole a BMW, led police on a chase and then crashed the car, killing his passenger, remains in jail. NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia reports.
What to Know
- Winny Victor, 19, was killed when she was a passenger in a stolen vehicle and the driver crashed it in northwest Miami-Dade.
- The crash occurred at around in the area of NW 71st Street and NW 22nd Avenue.
- The driver, identified by police as 18-year-old Zaykesse Johnson, survived the crash. Charges against him are pending.
A teenager who was a passenger in a stolen vehicle was killed in a crash Wednesday in northwest Miami-Dade, police said.
The crash occurred at around 3 p.m. in the area of NW 71st Street and NW 22nd Avenue, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.
Detectives were following a reported stolen BMW and initiated a traffic stop at NW 6th Avenue, police said. As officers approached the vehicle, the driver accelerated forward, and speeding and hitting a detective's vehicle and another car in the process.
The driver lost control of the BMW and drove through a fence and into an open field. The car turned several times and the driver and passenger were ejected from the vehicle.
The two were taken to a hospital, where the passenger, identified as 19-year-old Winny Victor, died.
The driver, identified by police as 18-year-old Zaykesse Johnson, was in good condition. Charges against him are pending, Miami-Dade police said.
