SEATTLE — The driver of a stolen car involved in a fiery crash with a semi-truck in South Park may have been an underage boy.
The driver was in critical condition when they were taken to Harborview.
The incident started shortly before 6:15 p.m. Saturday when Seattle Police officers were helping King County Sheriff’s deputies who were chasing a carjacked vehicle that was stolen in Burien.
Two suspects were inside the car, which was stopped at Harbor Avenue Southwest and Southwest Spokane Street during heavy traffic.
The driver, a 21-year-old man, got out of the car and ran off. Deputies took him into custody a short distance away.
The passenger, a boy under 18, moved over into the driver’s seat and sped off, according to Seattle Police. Officers and deputies did not pursue the car.
Just after 6:30 p.m., emergency dispatchers received reports of crash at West Marginal Way Southwest and Second Avenue Southwest involving the stolen car.
Witnesses said the car hit a semi-truck and then burst into flames with a man still inside.
Seattle Fire Department crews arrived, removed the victim, and took him to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition with serious burns.
The 52-year-old man who was driving the semi-truck was treated for minor injuries.
The King County Sheriff’s Department is handling the carjacking investigation.
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