Driver wasn't licensed in Sunday crash that killed 5 kids on the Hutchinson River Parkway

Five people, ages 8 to 17, who died in early Sunday's Hutchinson River Parkway crash were in an SUV driven by a 16-year-old who did not have a Connecticut or New York driver's license or permit, officials said Monday.

They are from Derby, Connecticut, according to a statement from the Westchester County Executive's Office that identified the five who died as driver Malik Smith, 16; Anthony Billips Jr., 17; Zahnyiah Cross, 12; Shawnell Cross, 11; and Andrew Billips, 8.

The one survivor, 9-year-old Abraham Billips, was taken to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. He had apparently been riding in a rear hatchback/cargo area and escaped through the back of the vehicle, officials said.

Fatal Hutch crash: Five minors killed in crash off Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale

"We grieve with the families that are involved," County Executive George Latimer said at a Monday news conference with Acting Public Safety Commissioner Terrance Raynor. "To lose a child at age 17, 16, 12, 11, 8 -- these are individuals who had their whole life ahead of them."

The 2021 Nissan Rogue SUV, traveling north, left the parkway north of the Mamaroneck Road exit in Scarsdale, struck a boulder and then a tree, Latimer said. At some point, the vehicle caught fire.

Officials do not believe speed was a factor. The posted limit was 55 mph.

No other vehicles were involved in the 12:20 a.m. crash on Sunday.