PEARLAND, Texas (KTRK) – A 14-year-old boy is dead after leading Pearland police on a chase on Highway 288 Wednesday night.

Pearland police said the teen stole his family’s car and went for a joyride. The family reportedly knew he had the car and police tried to stop him, but it ended in tragedy.

Shortly before 10 p.m., the 14-year-old crashed his Kia into the guardrail along SH-288 North, near the Harris-Brazoria County border, while officers were pursuing him.

According to police, the teen then ran away from the car and across all northbound lanes and the HOV. Officers lost sight of him, but about five minutes later dispatch received a call that someone had been struck by a vehicle in the southbound lanes. It was the teen.

As rescue workers rushed to the scene, details about the cause of the fatal accident began to leak out to investigators.

“The people who stopped me say he stole my mother’s car last night. They reported it stolen,” was heard over the radio, emergency responders reported.

The teenager was pronounced dead at Ben Taub Hospital. His name has not yet been released.

According to police, no one else was involved in the chase and the accident.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Pearland Police at 281-997-4100.

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