16 Year Old Found Dead After Fatal Car Accident

Jarek Evan Akins aged 16 of Harrisonburg,VA pronounced dead at 11:56 AM at Holston Valley Medical Center after fatal car accident in Kingsport,TN. A Tennessee State Trooper Reported a blue Chevrolet truck that was reported stolen earlier in the day, was going 35 MPH over the speed limit, Which the trooper clocked in on his radar. The State Trooper went into a high speed pursuit with Akins, The State Trooper reported Akins was topping out at 129 MPH. Within 3 Minutes of the high speed chase Akins lost control of the vehicle causing him to crash into a tree. The State Trooper called in for EMS and the Tennessee Fire and Rescue Squad who responded immediately. After the fire from the engine exploding was extinguished, Akins was removed from the car. He was covered in third degree burns on his chest, neck, legs and part of his right arm, Akins was also loosing an excessive amount of blood due to metal from the crash which impaled his stomach. Akins was incoherent and could not speak. EMS rushed Akins to the Holston Valley Medical in Kingsport,TN. Akins was pronounced dead at 11:56 PM on 1/14/2021. He was aged 16 at his time of death.