Memphis, TN -- A 17 year-old boy led Shelby County deputies on a chase through Hickory Hill and Germantown neighborhoods. In the end, officers say the teenager rammed his stolen Jeep into a deputy's squad car three different times.
Investigators say it all started at a Texaco gas station on Raines and Riverdale around 12:30, Thursday, July 24, 2008. A deputy says he saw three guys acting suspicious in a Jeep at the gas station. He looked up their license plate number and saw that the Jeep they were in was stolen.
The three guys took off. The deputy wasn’t far behind them and tried to pull them over, but before he could, two of the guys inside the Jeep jumped out and took off on foot. Shelby County officers are still looking for them.
The 17 year-old kept driving and deputies say he lead them on a chase through neighborhoods for 30 minutes. They say the chase reached speeds of 50 mph. Officers say the teen was driving over some people’s lawns and slammed the stolen jeep into a deputy's car before the chase was over.
Investigators say the Deputy was not injured during the chase.
Officers say the kid will be charged with three counts of aggravated assault, one count reckless endangerment, theft of property, evading arrest, and a long list of traffic violations.
Officers say it’s a good thing that this chase happened in the early morning hours because hardly anyone was on the road. They also say that this is the second time this week that a teen is accused of crashing their car into a Shelby County squad car.
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