A teen male driving a stolen vehicle Sunday led officers from three law enforcement agencies on a chase that left a trail of destruction including a damaged fire hydrant, a traffic sign and a parked vehicle before crashing into a house on Arthur Road.
Four juveniles were taken into custody, and at least three guns were recovered.
Initial reports were that a 13-year-old male was driving a stolen Dodge Durango out of Modesto.
A Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputy who had been alerted to the vehicle—which had ties to Watsonville—spotted the black SUV traveling near Buena Vista Drive and Freedom Boulevard around 2pm with three others on board.
When deputies tried to pull the SUV over, the driver fled south on Freedom Boulevard. As several deputies joined the pursuit, they cancelled the chase due to safety reasons on the busy road.
As the SUV attempted a right turn onto Alta Vista Drive, he careened over a curb and sidewalk, and onto the property of 7-Eleven store and 76 gas station through a stand of shrubbery, across the parking lot and through another wall of bushes, leaving a trail of car parts, dirt and branches.
The SUV then continued to speed down Alta Vista and, while attempting a left turn on Arthur Road and running a stop sign, the SUV sheared a fire hydrant and a traffic sign from their bases, plowed into a parked Jeep Patriot, and then smashed into the garage and living room of a home on the 300 block of Arthur Road.
That’s when two teen males and two teen females jumped from the vehicle and took off on foot south on Arthur Road before darting down Hammer Drive toward Starlight School.
A short while later, Watsonville Police and Sheriff’s deputies took the four into custody with the help of a drone. The two girls reportedly suffered minor injuries.
Meanwhile, at the crash site deputies recovered a shotgun and two handguns.
“That was the most horrible sound I’ve ever heard,” said Richard Perretta, who was home when the SUV smashed into his house. “It was terrifying. I’m just glad no one was hurt. His wife, Angie, said she was sitting in the living room just feet from where the GMC crushed its way into the room.
“I just heard this loud crash and here comes this car into our home,” she said. “It was really loud.”
Sheriff’s Sgt. Ryan Farotte said one teen male was detained while the three others were released to their families.
A huge swarm of neighbors flocked to the scene.
Just harmless kids having fun…
Nothing will happen to them.
We’re all horrible horrible people for wondering, but — is this latest crimefest the result of illegal aliens?
That is absolutely none of our business, so please please forgive us for wondering.
If you don’t come to the United states of A merica legally then don’t come . If that can’t follow the laws a rules to cross the boarder what makes you think illegals are going to abide by are laws and the constitution of the United states. Of America. I’m tired of all the tax dollars that are spent on people from other country that don’t even take the time to learn American english . The money that is being wasted on things like DmV hand books all government building papers are in all kinds of languages. . If you want to be a American then be a real American there should be no dual ctistionship. Protest against america for your country not American go back to your country protest there