KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A ride in a stolen vehicle ends in a crash for two teenagers on Friday.
A responding Public Safety Officer observed the vehicle traveling east bound on Stadium Drive approaching Howard Street. As the officer turned around, the suspect vehicle sped up and ran through the red light on Stadium Drive.
The suspect vehicle was struck by a northbound car on Howard Street that had the right-of-way. The two occupants of the stolen vehicle then fled on foot as the Public Safety Officer checked on the other injured driver.
Responding officers were immediately able to flood the area and located the two suspects on foot in the 2000 Block of Howard Street. The two juvenile suspects were taken into custody without further incident.
The driver of other involved vehicle suffered minor injuries.
The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety reminds you not to leave your vehicle running unattended. They say the majority of vehicles that are stolen in Kalamazoo are taken while the keys are in the vehicle.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Kalamazoo Public Safety at (269)488-8911 or Silent Observer at (269)343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.
