The car, a gray Honda sedan, had been reported stolen. (KTLA.com) |
LONG BEACH (KTLA) -- A 13-year-old driver was rushed to the hospital after crashing a reported stolen car into a light pole following a pursuit with California Highway Patrol officers. A ten-year-old passenger was not hurt in the accident.
Officials tell KTLA the driver was spotted near the 105 and 710 freeways in Compton around 9:53 a.m. Monday by a motorist who immediately called CHP. The motorist said he saw the boys and knew they were too young to be driving.
When officers spotted the car a few minutes later, they tried to get the driver to pull over, but he refused.
The car, a gray Honda sedan, had been reported stolen Sunday, according to Officer Darren Wybenga of the CHP.
A short pursuit began in which the driver ran several stop lights. The chase ended about 15 minutes later when the driver slammed into a light pole in a residential neighborhood near Armando Street and Atlantic Boulevard in Long Beach, Wybenga said.
Neighbors say both boys had to be pulled of the damaged vehicle by firefighters. The car's driver's side airbag deployed during the crash.
"The 13-year-old boy was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, but was not hurt," Wybenga told KTLA.
The 10-year-old passenger was taken into custody and officials were trying to contact his parents.
It's unclear who owned the vehicle.
Officials tell KTLA the driver was spotted near the 105 and 710 freeways in Compton around 9:53 a.m. Monday by a motorist who immediately called CHP. The motorist said he saw the boys and knew they were too young to be driving.
When officers spotted the car a few minutes later, they tried to get the driver to pull over, but he refused.
The car, a gray Honda sedan, had been reported stolen Sunday, according to Officer Darren Wybenga of the CHP.
A short pursuit began in which the driver ran several stop lights. The chase ended about 15 minutes later when the driver slammed into a light pole in a residential neighborhood near Armando Street and Atlantic Boulevard in Long Beach, Wybenga said.
Neighbors say both boys had to be pulled of the damaged vehicle by firefighters. The car's driver's side airbag deployed during the crash.
"The 13-year-old boy was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, but was not hurt," Wybenga told KTLA.
The 10-year-old passenger was taken into custody and officials were trying to contact his parents.
It's unclear who owned the vehicle.
