A 16-year-old boy will be charged as an adult in a crash that killed a woman driving to Sunday school and critically injured her son, Minneapolis police said today.

Don Buddie Austin of Minnesota is charged with one count of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle with death, one count of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle with injury, two counts of criminal vehicular homicide and two counts criminal vehicular operation.

Hanna Abukar, 26, of Minneapolis was killed April 6 after Austin allegedly smashed his stolen car into her car as she was driving her son and a neighbor boy to Sunday school. Her son, Mohamed, 6, sustained a lacerated spleen, pelvic fracture, broke left femur and possible brain injury, according to the complaint. The 13-year-old neighbor had minor injuries.

The complaint gives these details:

Minneapolis police tried to pull over Austin’s Buick LeSabre for not stopping at a stop sign. Instead Austin took off on Lake Street, ignored stoplights and reached speeds estimated at least 80 mph.

Austin almost crashed near a cemetery, went onto the curb, and almost lost control a block later. At times, officers saw the car fishtailing as it sped down Lake Street.

Police ended the chase, for safety reasons, and briefly lost sight of the car. A cloud of dust and smoke brought them to Lake Street and Interstate 35W, where the Buick had hit a gold-colored car driven by Abukar. A witness said the gold-colored car went up on two wheels and Witnesses said Austin fled to a nearby Kmart, where police caught him.

Austin told police he had just been released from jail for stealing a vehicle and did not stop because he did not want to go back to jail.

He also told police that he had seen the two squads chasing him with lights flashing and sirens blaring and was just trying to get away from the cops. He also told police that he tried to stop when he saw Akubar’s car cross in front of him, but couldn’t.

There was no sign that Austin tried to brake or avoid crashing, according to the accident report. The car was going 48 mph in a 30 mph zone. Abukar’s car was going 22 mph when Austin’s car hit her.

If convicted of fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle with death, Austin faces up to 40 years in prison and/or an $80,000 fine.

If convicted of fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle with injury, Austin faces up to seven years in prison and/or a $14,000 fine.

If convicted of criminal vehicular homicide, Austin faces up to 10 years in prison and/or a $20,000 fine.

If convicted of criminal vehicular operation (felony), Austin faces up to five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine.

If convicted of criminal vehicular operation (gross misdemeanor), Austin faces up to one year in prison and/or a $3,000 fine.

Connecticut’s annual stop on the PGA Tour is assured of good representation at the Ryder Cup, and it could increase significantly.

Phil Mickelson (2000, 2001) and Stewart Cink (1997, 2008), two-time winners at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, finished 1-2 in the points standings with Tiger Woods out for the season because of knee surgery.

The U.S. captain is Paul Azinger, a two-time GHO winner (1987, 1989) who will announce four choices to fill his 12-man roster Sept. 2, the day after the Deutsche Bank Championship ends in Norton, Mass. Azinger’s possibilities include Woody Austin, who won the 2004 Buick Championship, and Hunter Mahan, winner of the first Travelers Championship in 2007.

“We are pleased to see Stewart, Phil and Paul representing the United States in this important event,” Travelers tournament director Nathan Grube said. “The Travelers Championship has a great history of attracting some of the best players in the world to compete in Connecticut, and I think the fact that the 2008 Ryder Cup will include two players and a captain who have esteemed histories in our event speaks volumes for our tournament’s quality of play.”

The U.S. and Europe meet in the Ryder Cup Sept. 19-21 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisvillle, Ky. Others who clinched spots on the U.S. team are Kenny Perry, Jim Furyk, Anthony Kim, Justin Leonard, Ben Curtis and Boo Weekley.

Padraig Harrington, winner of the British Open and PGA Championship, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Henrik Stenson lead the European team, which will be finalized Aug. 31. European captain Nick Faldo will have two picks.

The 2009 Travelers Championship is June 25-28, the week after Woods defends in the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black on Long Island.