13-Year-Old Driver in Stolen Kia Kills Virginia Engineer in Maryland Crash

13-Year-Old Driver in Stolen Kia Kills Virginia Engineer in Maryland Crash

Montgomery County police said on 5 August that a 13-year-old who was operating a stolen Kia was responsible for the August 3 collision on Clopper Road that killed 58-year-old Virginia engineer William Vance Payne II. The crash also injured seven juveniles aged 12 to 15 who were passengers in the stolen vehicle.

Initial reports on 3 August described a two-vehicle crash between a stolen Kia and a Toyota, leaving one adult dead and seven teenagers hospitalized. Early statements identified the deceased as a 27-year-old driver, but later investigation confirmed the victim was William Vance Payne II, a 58-year-old engineer, and that the teen driver was 13 years old.

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Pete Piringer Shiera Goff Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Montgomery County Police juvenile driver adult male passenger

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Germantown, Maryland, United States Montgomery County, Maryland, United States

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WJLA • 05 août 21h22

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WTOP • 05 août 16h39

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Bethesda Magazine • 05 août 16h04

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