Teen struck mom in head with brick, stole SUV and caused fatal crash in Gary: police

GARY, Ind. - A 15-year-old boy allegedly assaulted his mother, stole her SUV and caused a fatal crash in Gary Tuesday morning.

At about 8:15 a.m., Gary police requested the Lake County Sheriff's Department Crash Reconstruction Unit to respond to the scene of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of East 39th Avenue and Georgia Street.

According to preliminary information, authorities believe a Chevy SUV was traveling north on Georgia Street at a high rate of speed when it struck the door of a westbound Hyundai Elantra wagon near the intersection. 

The driver of the Hyundai, a 40-year-old man from Gary, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The driver of the SUV was transported to a Chicago hospital.

Police believe the teen struck his mother in the head with a brick during a domestic disturbance before driving off in her SUV.

The incident remains under investigation.