KALAMAZOO, MI - Five teens killed in a fiery crash were in a stolen car, going an estimated 114 to 118 mph before it hit a tree and burst into flames.

Police reports obtained by the Kalamazoo Gazette through the Freedom of Information Act included 76 pages of those and other details of the Sept. 2 crash that killed Cortavion Murphy, 15, Jaquarius Hegler, 15, Elexus Hillsman, 16, Marshawn Williams, 15, and Deztanee Cobb, 17.

Names of all five teens are redacted throughout the reports, including the identity of the driver. Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Jim VanDyken declined to name the driver Thursday, citing a request by the county's attorney and the families involved. He said no drugs or alcohol were in the driver's system. Cortavion Murphy's mother, Jamilla Mcferrin, told media her son was the driver but later said she wasn't certain.

Families of the teens met with investigators Thursday, exactly two months after the crash, to get an update on the investigation.

"They're still grieving from the loss of their children," VanDyken said. "They're looking for answers and they're trying to sort out what was true and what was rumor. It's very hard on them."

All five teens were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash that occurred at 12:45 a.m. Sept 2.

An officer saw the blue 2012 Dodge Charger traveling at a speed estimated at 100 mph east on East Main Street in Kalamazoo Township. The officer briefly attempted to catch up to the vehicle to stop it, but then stopped because the car was traveling too fast. He found the car crashed and fully engulfed in flames about 90 seconds later, about three-quarters of a mile east of Sprinkle Road.

The vehicle had crossed into the opposite lane and left the north side of the road. The vehicle went down a hill and into a yard, and sideswiped a telephone pole before rolling onto its side and striking a large tree. The tree, 2 feet in diameter, was uprooted. The vehicle came to rest on its passenger side, with an approximately 8- to 10- foot section of the tree root and trunk underneath it.

Police reports indicate the road was dry at the time of the crash and the posted speed limit was 35 mph. None of the passengers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, and Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Sgt. James Harrison estimated the Charger was going 114 to 118 mph before it crashed. Investigators determined the cause of the crash was "an inexperienced teen driver operating the car at an extremely high speed," VanDyken said in a press release Friday.

The fire was 40 feet in diameter with flames reaching more than 20 feet high, wrote in a report and charring on surrounding trees extended 40 feet up.

"The flames and fire were so intense that the heat was unbearable," Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Sgt. Joseph Coleman wrote in a report. "I could feel the heat burning my skin through my uniform pants."

Rescuers found the teens' bodies in the fiery wreckage. A medical examiner determined they were killed upon impact.

"I felt that based on what I saw, the conditions we were dealing with and my experience over 17 years of firefighting and law enforcement that this person could not be saved," Coleman wrote about one of the teens he saw when he got on the scene.

Several officers noted in their reports they had to provide scene security once family members and friends arrived.

According to the reports, police believe the driver waited until his parents were in bed to put a license plate that was not registered on the Charger before leaving home. It is not known where the other teens entered the vehicle, or their whereabouts before the vehicle was seen driving more than 100 mph down East Main Street, the reports state.

Then-Undersheriff Paul Matyas said in a report he was approached by Leonard Stafford at the scene of the crash. Stafford told Matyas that "I just got that car. It didn't have plates on it and it didn't have insurance on it and I told him not to drive it, he must've taken the keys."

The teen's name Stafford was talking about was redacted.

The vehicle had been reported stolen out of Detroit in May 2016, according to Michigan State Police.

Officers contacted Stafford again Sept. 16 at his house in Kalamazoo.

"He said that he had not really bought the vehicle, that he had been doing work on the vehicle and the person he was doing the work for had not paid for his services," KCSO Det. Sgt. Jim VanZile wrote in a report. VanZile wrote that Stafford told him a Detroit man brought him the car to work on in May 2017.

"He worked on the transmission and the engine of the vehicle and (the man) did not pay him for all of the work he had completed," VanZile wrote.

Stafford told police the man was "one of those drug boys" from Detroit who sells drugs in Kalamazoo.

Stafford also told police he had put a plate on the vehicle from another car he was working on and had never insured the vehicle. He denied ever letting the teen drive the vehicle, and said he left the keys in the car the night it was taken. He said he did not know the vehicle was stolen out of Detroit in May 2016.

One officer said Mcferrin told police one of the teens had posted a Snapchat video of them being chased by police. After this story was published, Mcferrin said she did not tell police that.

On Sept. 13, a mother of one of the victims gave police a recording of a conversation between her and Mcferrin, who said she thought the vehicle was insured but said they would have to check with Stafford about the insurance. She later told police Stafford owned the vehicle and said he told her he had insurance on it, and that she had nothing to do with the vehicle.

VanZile said in a written report it doesn't appear that criminal charges can be sought.

"It cannot be proven who gave the vehicle to the juvenile that was driving it when the accident occurred, "VanZile wrote. "There is also no evidence showing that the person responsible for the vehicle knew that it was stolen."

On Thursday, VanDyken said the investigation of the crash itself is closed, but police continue to investigate the Charger, its origin, ownership and possession.

"We're hoping that any further investigation will reveal the truth, and there may be someone else that we haven't talked to yet that may prove elements of the crime that may help us submit for warrants."

He noted that allowing an unlicensed person to drive can result in criminal charges.