PESHTIGO, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 13-year-old boy killed while he was driving his mother’s car in Marinette County has been identified as Brandon Sheldon-Kleczka of Peshtigo.

Sheriff’s deputies said the boy took the car while his mother was sleeping early Tuesday morning – and he drove it off a dead-end road and hit a tree. The boy was alone in the vehicle, and he died at the scene. Officials said speed was a factor.