FOX 2 was told he was street racing on Ford Road just east of Telegraph when he lost control of his car and crashed into a business. The driver, Ahmed Al-Badery, was killed.

It was a horrific lesson for young drivers on Thursday when a 16-year-old boy lost his life in a high-speed car crash in Dearborn Heights.

Ricardo Navarro Tolento, 29, was convicted by a Orange County Superior Court jury on Tuesday over his involvement in the 2020 death of 67-year-old Eugene Harbrecht.

Police said speed is a factor, and street racing may have been involved in the crash that happened around 11 p.m. on Ford Road just east of Telegraph. The 16-year-old driver was headed west on Ford when he lost control and hit a building.

Officials said high speed, drag racing may have been factors in Thursday incident on Ford Road near Telegraph.

A seven-year-old girl making her “first runs” in a junior drag-racing car has died as the result of an on-track accident. Elienisse Diaz Rodriguez died last weekend from injuries suffered during a crash that took place during Orlando Speed World Dragway in Florida.

A 16-year-old driver has died after what may have been a drag racing incident Thursday night along Ford Road in Dearborn Heights. Ahmed Haidar, Dearborn Heights Police Department acting chief, related the circumstances of the fatality Friday.

A 16-year-old boy was killed Thursday night when he crashed his car into a building during a suspected drag race. Acting Dearborn Heights police chief Ahmed Haidar said the crash took place on Ford Road just east of Telegraph around 11 p.