WILMINGTON — A juvenile has been arrested following a police chase and collision with a residence in the 500 block of Greenfield Street yesterday.
Officers with the Wilmington Police Department initiated a traffic stop after a vehicle ran a red light at S. Fifth Ave. and Dawson Street. The suspect vehicle started to pick up speed and fled from officers, according to a WPD press release.
WPD reports it terminated the pursuit due to unsafe conditions but continued to follow the vehicle from a safe distance.
The suspect vehicle jumped the railroad tracks before eventually colliding with a house on Greenfield Street. The resident of the home was not injured; however, the juvenile driver was.
The driver has been charged with felony flee to elude, speeding, stop sign violation, and possession of marijuana.
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