A teenager has died in hospital after crashing a stolen ute during an alleged crime spree on the Gold Coast.

Key points: Logan Dreier and a 17-year-old boy allegedly stole a ute from a Gold Coast theme park during a crime spree on Friday morning

Logan Dreier and a 17-year-old boy allegedly stole a ute from a Gold Coast theme park during a crime spree on Friday morning He was driving when the ute crashed and rolled several times at Southport

He was driving when the ute crashed and rolled several times at Southport Mr Drier died in hospital while his passenger has minor injuries

Police said 18-year-old Logan Dreier lost control of the vehicle at Southport on Friday morning, causing it to roll several times.

Officers had been tracking the ute, which was stolen from the carpark of an Oxenford theme park a short time earlier.

The Ethical Standards Command was investigating the circumstances of the crash.

Logan Dreier, 18, was taken to hospital with critical injuries but died overnight. ( Facebook: Teagan Witt )

Police said the teenager was part of a group broke into a Maudsland home earlier that morning, before taking off in a car with stolen registration plates.

The group allegedly evaded police, before they dumped the car at Oxenford and fled into bushland.

Police said two boys then stole the ute and drove dangerously towards Southport, where they crashed at the intersection of Queen and Nerang streets.

Mr Dreier was taken to the hospital with critical injuries but died overnight.

A social media tribute posted by his girlfriend said: "Thank you for being the light of my life even on your bad days".

"I'm so sorry this had to be our goodbye."

A 17-year-old passenger, who suffered minor injuries, has been charged with break and enter, burglary and possession of dangerous drugs.