KANSAS CITY —A 15-year-old KC-area boy stole a car and almost struck a deputy on an unrelated traffic stop and then struck an occupied parked vehicle, knocked down live power lines and crashed into a house before being taken into custody, according to a media release from the Clay County Sheriff.
Just after 3a.m. April 7, deputies first tried to stop the Dodge Challenger at NE Great Midwest Drive and NE Parvin Road. It had passed a deputy at a high rate of speed and had no working taillights.
The driver lost control of the car near 210 Highway, and deputies did not pursue it. A few minutes later, the Challenger almost struck the patrol car of another deputy on an unrelated traffic stop at 210 Highway and NE Chouteau before speeding away. Deputies again did not pursue it due to its reckless driving.
About 15 minutes after that, deputies patrolling near the Liberty Square saw the vehicle again. It was traveling more than 60 mph and driving through red lights, even though no one was pursuing it. Deputies knew the driver was going to continue to present a danger to public safety, so they moved into the area to try to stop it. They eventually located it again going southbound on 291 Highway at Birmingham Road.
When a deputy tried to stop the car, it fled. Deputies pursued the vehicle until it crashed near 291 and S. Main Street. The vehicle sheared an electrical poll and knocked down live wires that started a small fire. It also hit an occupied parked car, a gas line, a mailbox, a treehouse, and finally stopped after striking a house in the 10 block of S. Village Drive. The driver then got out and ran.
A Sheriff’s Office K9 team located the driver a short time later near a creek in a wooded area. The suspect complied with deputies at that time and was not bitten by the dog. That’s when deputies learned the suspect was 15 years old and had recently stolen the Challenger from Gladstone. After being checked out at a local hospital, he was transported to the juvenile detention center.