The man who died after crashing a stolen car into a tree Wednesday afternoon in southeast Atlanta was identified Thursday as Aaron Owens, 18, of Atlanta.
Officers spotted the Oldsmobile Intrigue, which had been reported stolen from Douglas County, on University Avenue around 4:45 p.m., Sgt. Curtis Davenport told the AJC. Officers followed the sedan, which sped up in an apparent effort to get away from the patrol car, but never turned on the blue lights.
"We never initiated a chase," Davenport said.
When officers lost track of the car, an air unit was called in to help locate the car, which then crashed into a tree on Meador Avenue, Davenport said. Emergency responders had to extricate the man from the car.
Owens, who had $40, a cell phone and a stolen Glock handgun, died after being transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, Davenport said.
Staff writer Mike Morris contributed to this article.
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