Teen killed after crashing stolen vehicle into light pole, Fort Worth police say
A teen has been identified as the person killed Saturday evening after crashing a stolen vehicle into a light pole, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s website on Monday.
The teen was De’Morrian Candler-Smith, 16, of Fort Worth, according to the website. A ruling on his death is pending an autopsy.
Fort Worth police are investigating the fatal crash that happened in the 4000 block of Hemphill Street near Bolt Street in south Fort Worth on Saturday evening.
At around 6:40 p.m., officers attempted to catch up with a vehicle that was reported to have been stolen, Officer Jimmy Pollozani said.
The driver of the vehicle then hit a light pole and was taken to a local hospital where he died.
Pollozani said the incident was not a police pursuit.
This story was originally published February 24, 2019 at 1:47 PM.
