Helicopter thermal FLIR camera captures airborne Maserati in fatal 123 mph crash - 15 year old dies

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Pinellas County, St. Petersburg, Florida – On October 2, 2022, at 3:36 a.m., a teen who was driving a stolen Maserati reached a top speed of 123 mph before the car crashed and killed one of his passengers.

At about 3:20 a.m. Sunday, a Pinellas Sheriff’s helicopter pilot alerted deputies on the ground that three teens walking along 62nd Avenue North had gotten into an unlocked 2016 silver Maserati near the intersection of 25th Street North. The keys had been left inside the car. Deputies drove behind and alongside the teens before turning on their emergency lights.

The driver rapidly accelerated shortly after and a sergeant told the deputies not to pursue. The teens reached speeds of 123 mph, Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said, before the Maserati went airborne and crashed into the Great Wall and Cricket Wireless sign at 1024 62nd Avenue N.

One of the passengers, a 15-year-old boy, died at the scene. The other passenger, a 16-year-old boy, was seriously injured but has been stabilized, Gualtieri said Tuesday. The 15-year-old boy who was driving the stolen car remained in critical condition on Tuesday. Deputies found a .25-caliber, semi-automatic handgun in the Maserati that did not belong to the car’s owner.

The two surviving teens could face criminal charges, including grand theft auto. The driver could also face a third-degree felony murder charge.