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Police say 1 dead, 1 injured after crash involving stolen Dodge Challenger

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Posted at 2:13 PM, Oct 21, 2021
and last updated 2021-10-21 14:13:24-04

(WXYZ) — Detroit police say one person is dead and another critically injured after an accident involving a stolen vehicle.

Police say the driver of a stolen Dodge Challenger bumped into another car at a high rate of speed and crashed into a tree.

It happened near Fenkell and Lindsay on the city’s west side around noon.

The 16-year-old driver of the vehicle is in critical condition and the 20-year-old passenger died, police say.

Police say the driver of the other car left the scene.