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This aerial footage shows three teen Florida thugs hitting over 100 mph in a stolen Maserati before causing a crash that claimed the 15-year-old driver’s life.

Newsflash obtained footage from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, along with a statement according to which the incident began when deputies were responding to an unrelated burglary call in a residential neighbourhood in St. Petersburg, a city located in the US state of Florida.

A sheriff’s office helicopter was sent out to fly overhead and the pilot spotted three teens, later identified as Mario Bonilla, 15, Malachi Daniels, 15, and Keondrick Lang, 16, walking away in a suspicious manner.

As the pilot asked for ground units to investigate the teens, they were spotted getting into a Maserati sports car.

Less than two minutes later, the car pulled onto the road with the lights off.

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said in a press conference that one teen used his shirt to open the car door in an attempt to avoid leaving his fingerprints on the car.

The footage shows the sheriff’s office aerial unit continuing to follow the car from above while ground units attempted to follow the stolen car and do a traffic stop.

When two police vehicles approached the Maserati from behind, the driver hit the gas, accelerating to 123 mph, according to the Sheriff’s statement.

Seconds later, the teen driver lost control, hit a curb, and flipped into the air, landing the car on its roof.

Mario Bonilla, who was reportedly sitting in the front seat passenger died at the scene of the crash.

Malachi Daniels and Keondrick Lang reportedly sustained severe injuries, but are expected to survive.

When deputies pulled the driver from the car, they found a .25 calibre semi-auto handgun on the front seat of the car.

Authorities said the gun did not belong to the owner of the stolen vehicle.

Deputies also found a glove and a facemask in the crashed car.

The teen’s parents told authorities the boys were supposed to be home at the time but snuck out without their parent’s knowledge.

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