13-Year-Old Florida Dirt Biker Dies In Crash After Police Attempt Traffic Stop

A 13-year-old Florida boy riding a dirt bike died in a crash as police tried to pull him over. Stanley Davis Jr. was allegedly seen driving his dirt bike recklessly around 1 p.m. on the Boynton Beach Boulevard.

Surveillance footage obtained by WPTV showed a police vehicle chasing the boy as he exited a gas station after refueling.

As officers attempted to make a traffic stop, Davis Jr. reportedly lost control of the bike and crashed into a median curb on the highway. The teen, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown off the bike, and collided with a street sign on the median.

Davis Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene.

"There's nothing to make that pain less," Boynton Beach Police Chief Michael G. Gregory said at a news conference Sunday. "What we hope to do is do the best we can conducting a thorough investigation to get to the bottom of the facts and circumstances that led to it," he added.

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is investigating the crash. The officer involved in the attempted traffic stop has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, USA Today reported.

Davis Jr.’s grandmother, Tina Hunter said the teen panicked when the officers chased him.

"They chased him, chased him. He just panicked because he’s a kid. Chased him right to his d*** grave and figured he’s just another Black boy and ain’t nothing is going to be done," Hunter said to WPTV. "That’s the prejudice of the Boynton Beach police that we’ve been having problems for all these damn years."

Apart from the FHP investigation, the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner's Office will investigate to determine the cause of death. After the two investigations conclude, an internal affairs investigation will be conducted. It will determine if any policy was violated or procedures that may not have been applied.

"At this point, in the preliminary investigation, I am not seeing any evidence or heard any witnesses testimony that states that the officer's vehicle came in contact with the dirt bike," said Gregory to the outlet.