Crime & Safety
Teen Driver Charged in Crash After Police Chase
Howard County police chased the vehicle when it refused to pull over for traffic stop.
A 16-year-old Baltimore County driver was charged this morning in connection with a crash after a police chase, according to Howard County police spokeswoman Elizabeth Schroen.
At about 2:30 a.m., a Howard County police officer attempted to make a traffic stop at MD Route 108 and Centennial Lane, police said.
When the vehicle failed to stop, the officer began a pursuit. At MD 108 at Wainwright road, the suspect vehicle left the road and struck a pole, according to Schroen.
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The driver and a passenger were taken to Howard County General Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, according to Schroen.
The vehicle's driver, a 16-year-old male from Randallstown, was found to be wanted for a violation of probation in another county, police said.
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He was also found to have no driver’s license and was driving the vehicle without authorization of its owner, according to Schroen.
No name was released because the suspect is a juvenile.
The female passenger, also a juvenile, was not charged and was released from the hospital this morning.
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