3 Teens Arrested After Stolen Car Chase In Garner Resulted In 4-Vehicle Crash
GARNER, NC – Guns were found, and three teenagers were caught after one driving a stolen Kia led officers on a chase through Garner, ending in a four-car crash in Raleigh that injured a toddler and three other people Monday evening (June 24), police said.
It started shortly before 7 p.m. when Garner officers received a FLOCK alert (license plate reader) for a stolen black Kia Forte.
One officer spotted the suspect car on Tryon Road near Junction Blvd and attempted to stop it. The driver took off and led police on a crash into Raleigh before running a red light at Tryon Road and Lake Wheeler Road and striking a vehicle in the intersection.
The driver continued for about 100 yards down Tryon Road, hitting three more vehicles along the way before the Kia came to a stop.
The 19-year-old driver and a 16-year-old jumped out and ran while the other occupant of the Kia, also 19, stayed in the car.
Raleigh police officers and Wake County deputies helped take all three suspects into custody.
Four people from the vehicles that were struck during the chase suffered what police called minor injuries and were treated by EMS. One person was taken to WakeMed Cary for further treatment.
The crash involved a gray sedan, a black Mercedes Benz, an Audi SUV, and the stolen Kia Forte that ran off the road.
Three concealed guns were found in the Kia Forte. Garner police said charges are forthcoming.