Mass. teens arrested after wrong-way car chase
Police in Worcester arrested two teenagers after separate pursuits involving stolen vehicles .
Officers attempted to stop two vehicles on Jones Street around 10:20 a.m. on Monday. Both drivers fled, according to police.
One vehicle went onto the wrong side of the road, forcing an oncoming car to swerve, before driving the wrong way down a one-way street, authorities said. The vehicle later hit another car and flipped onto its side, and the driver, a 14-year-old boy, was taken into custody with no injuries, according to police.
The second vehicle drove into the woods near Loxwood Street, and the driver then fled on foot, according to police. Officers caught up to the driver, a 15-year-old boy, and arrested him.
Both vehicles were determined to have been stolen. No major injuries were reported.
The 14-year-old was charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failing to stop for a stop sign, and operating the wrong way on a one-way street.
The 15-year-old was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, receiving a stolen motor vehicle, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, trespassing, disorderly conduct, and use of a motor vehicle without authority.
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