2 arrested, including San Diego teen runaway, following crash in Fresno, CHP says
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- CHP arrested a 16-year-old runaway after a three-minute pursuit in Fresno.
- The Volvo failed to stop, overturned, and collided with a northbound Subaru.
- A 36-year-old passenger was arrested on suspicion of possessing stolen property.
Two people were arrested Thursday after a short pursuit involving a stolen vehicle in Fresno.
The California Highway Patrol said officers located a silver Volvo sedan near Van Ness and Harvard avenues that matched the description of a stolen vehicle.
As officers attempted to confirm the license plate, the driver fled, leading CHP on a pursuit through a Fresno neighborhood.
According to CHP, the pursuit lasted about three minutes and ended in a collision at Palm Avenue when the driver failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a northbound Subaru.
The Volvo overturned onto its passenger side, while the Subaru left the roadway and crashed into two parked vehicles in a driveway.
CHP officers removed the occupants of the overturned Volvo through the windshield. During the extraction, a CHP officer suffered a minor eye injury from broken glass.
The driver of the Volvo was identified as a 16-year-old runaway reported missing out of San Diego.
She was arrested on suspicion of felony evading, driving under the influence causing injury, and possession of a stolen vehicle.
The passenger, identified as 36-year-old Shawn Ricord, was arrested on suspicion of possessing stolen property.
Both suspects suffered minor injuries and were booked into Fresno County Juvenile Hall and Fresno County Jail, respectively.
The relation between the two was unknown.
Two women in the Subaru complained of minor pain, were evaluated at the scene and declined going to the hospital, CHP said.
The investigation remains ongoing.
