'I Wish He Didn't Get in that Car': Mother of 13-Year-Old Driver in New Haven Crash Says Her Son Didn't Deserve to Die

‘They both struggled': Family of teens killed in New Haven crash speak out

Two grieving families are still processing the loss of their teens who died in a crash in New Haven early Sunday morning. Police said a driver took off from a traffic stop in a stolen car and slammed into a tree on Whalley Avenue. The driver, 13-year-old Marshall Curry, and 16-year-old Destiny Ellis, the passenger, died after the crash. Every...

'I wish he didn't get in that car': Mother of 13-year-old driver in New Haven crash says her son didn't deserve to die

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The mother of a 13-year-old who was killed after he crashed a car police said was stolen in New Haven shared her grief in an exclusive interview with News 8 on Thursday. The crash took place early Sunday morning on Whalley Avenue while two New Haven Police Department cruisers were [...]

New Haven schools identify 13-year-old Wexler-Grant student killed in Whalley Avenue crash

State police said New Haven cops had tried to stop the stolen car prior to the crash.

Update to New Haven Fatal Crash on 01/04/26

All parties have been identified in the fatal crash that occurred on 01/04/2026. Due to the decedents being juveniles the names will not be released by the Connecticut State Police. This investigation remains active and there is no further information available for release at this time.