James Bay, CAN - 18 Yr. Old Steals Nishnabe - Aski Police Car - Crashes Police Car - Killed in Crash - OPP Investigates
Kash teen dead after smashing police car he
stole
An 18-year-old man is dead after stealing a Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service
vehicle and crashing.
The incident in this James Bay Coast community took place Sunday, in the early
evening.
The driver was the only person in the vehicle when it crashed.
The name of the accident victim has not been released.
Special investigators with the Ontario Provincial Police, including a traffic
scene reconstructionist, left for the coastal community on Monday to assist NAPS
with the investigation.
It's not known whether there was a pursuit or if the male victim was being
investigated by police when he gained control of the police vehicle.