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Shocking: Three 13-year-old boys steal Kia, crash into elderly man's car and kill him

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Updated  February 12, 2023 11:05pm CST
Robbins
FOX 32 Chicago

Man, 71, killed in Robbins after car was struck by stolen vehicle driven by 13-year-olds

A man was killed after his vehicle was struck by a stolen Kia occupied by teens under driving age in south suburban Robbins Sunday, police said.

ROBBINS, Ill. - Three 13-year-old boys were arrested after they allegedly stole a Kia and crashed into another car in suburban Chicago, killing the elderly man inside.

Robbins police said that around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, an officer along Kedzie Avenue noticed the Kia because it had a broken driver's side window.

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The officer notified dispatch, police said, and started to head that way. That is when he saw smoke coming from a crash scene blocks ahead, police said.

Three 13-year-old boys steal Kia, crash into elderly man’s car and kill him

Three 13-year-old boys are in police custody after they allegedly stole a Kia and crashed into another car in suburban Chicago, killing the elderly man inside.

The Kia had crashed into a late-model Ford Taurus. A 71-year-old man was pulled from the car, and he died at the hospital. 

There were three 13-year-old boys in the Kia. They were arrested on the scene and taken to the Robbins Police Department, police said.

The three boys were released to their respective parents over the weekend, police said.