'I can't believe I did this': Teenager 'behind the wheel of stolen Mazda' that crashed killing his friend admits he 'f***ed up' in Facebook post
- Teenager who allegedly crashed stolen car has written on Facebook about crash
- He wrote that he 'f***ed up' in post where he remembered his friend who died
- Jacob Hopkins, 14, died at the scene in the car that held six youths aged 10 to 16
- Underage driver allegedly lost control and slammed into an oncoming vehicle
A 14-year-old boy who allegedly crashed a stolen car that killed his friend wrote on Facebook he 'f***ed up'.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused stealing a Mazda SUV and allegedly running a red light while speeding through Rothwell, north of Brisbane, at 4pm on Wednesday.
Jacob Hopkins, 14, died at the scene and was one of the five others in the car, aged between 10 and 16.
The accused driver remembered Jacob in a post on Facebook and apologised that 'it had to end this way'.
The accused driver, who cannot be named for legal reasons, remembered Jacob in a post on Facebook
The 14-year-old boy (pictured) who allegedly drove the car before it crashed was seen making gang signs associated with Northside Gang
'RIP Jacob my brother I can't believe I did this I f***** up brother I shoulder (sic) stopped at the light,' the post said.
'Every time I close my eyes I can see the whole thing happening over and over again I'm sorry it had to end this way bro love ya brother fly high bruv.'
'I send me love to family and friends you's can hate me but it's not gonna change anything.'
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The accused driver, from Waterford West, south of Brisbane, was photographed making gang signs and eating KFC from his hospital bed at Queensland Children's Hospital on Friday.
Four passengers - girls aged 10, 13, 14 and 16 - were taken to hospital along with the alleged driver - all are now in a stable condition.
Jacob and the accused driver were allegedly members of the so-called Northside Gang known for its distinct gang sign - a single finger covering or near one's face.
A 10-year-old girl (pictured) who allegedly helped steal a car that crashed and killed a teen was seen eating KFC from her hospital bed
A 10-year-old girl (pictured left) and a 14-year-old boy (pictured right) who were allegedly involved in the crash enjoyed a KFC meal from their hospital beds
Jacob declared himself part of the North Side Gang, in the northern Brisbane suburb of Redcliffe, and posed in numerous photos stamped with the group's name.
In photos he made the same hand gestures as the two hospital-bound children.
Friends and family mourned the teenager as 'taken too soon' on social media in the hours after his death.
'I can't believe it's real. All the s**t you got up to, you didn't deserve this. Always been that second family for you no matter what, we love you and only wanted the best for you,' a close friend said.
Another friend said Jacob was the 'strongest boy she knew'.
'Fly in the Dream Time, forever our memories are now stories. We love you mate we will never forget you,' they said.
Jacob's friends (pictured) paid tribute to him by doing Northside Gang's signature hand gesture - a single finger pointed to the sky
Jacob Hopkins, 14, was a passenger in the Mazda SUV that police allege ran a red light speeding through Rothwell, north of Brisbane, and was killed when it crashed
The mangled wreckage of the horrific crash is pictured on Wednesday afternoon
Police alleged the Mazda SUV was stolen from a shopping centre in nearby Kallangur earlier on Wednesday.
The alleged driver of the vehicle and one of the girls suffered critical injuries when they were taken to the Queensland Children's Hospital.
He has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, unlicensed driving and failing to stop for a red traffic light.
The 10-year-old female passenger has also been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
The occupants of the other car involved in the crash, a woman, 26, and four young children escaped serious injury.
A Rothwell resident told the Courier Mail he saw distraught family members at the crash scene yelling, 'my kids could be in there'.
Kimmy Delaporte described the collision as was of the 'most traumatic car crashes' she had ever seen, while Beverley Brady said it was the stuff 'nightmares were made of'.
Queensland Ambulance senior operations supervisor Matt McGregor told the publication all patients taken to hospital suffered serious injuries.
'The injuries patients sustained include fractures, possible internal injuries and spinal injuries,' he said.
The intersection of Anzac Avenue and Wattle Road was closed for several hours while Forensic Crash Unit officers examined the horror scene.
Friends and family mourned the teenager as 'taken too soon' on social media in the hours after his death
The horror crash in Rothwell in the Moreton Bay region north of Brisbane was one of three fatal crashes in Queensland on Wednesday
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