Milwaukee pursuit, crash: Teens arrested, 3 injured
MILWAUKEE - Two 17-year-old boys were arrested after leading Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies on a chase through the city's north side on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 19.
According to the sheriff's office, two deputies spotted the suspects' vehicle driving recklessly – at one point toward oncoming traffic. The deputies also noted the vehicle didn't have license plates.
When the deputies tried to pull the vehicle over near 30th and Center shortly after 2 p.m., the sheriff's office said the reportedly stolen vehicle fled and ran a red light. It eventually hit two vehicles near 35th and North, at which point the driver and two passengers fled on foot.
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The driver and one passenger were taken into custody. The second passenger remains at large, the sheriff's office said.
One deputy suffered minor injuries to his hands. The 17-year-old driver of the stolen vehicle sustained a non-life-threatening injury to his hand and foot.
The driver of one of the struck vehicles was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.
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