ORLANDO, Fla. — Investigators say that a 15 year old was behind the wheel of a stolen car that T-boned an Orange County deputy cruiser before slamming into another car early Friday morning.
- Car that deputies chased believed to have been stolen
- Deputies: Teens stolen guns in residential burglaries
- 3 in alleged stolen car, passenger in separate vehicle also injured
A deputy suffered non-life threatening injuries and two other teens were in the stolen car when it crashed at around 3:30 a.m., according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
A stolen car — with deputies in pursuit — runs a red light at Powers Drive and smashed into another car that was headed towards downtown Orlando on Colonial Drive, according to officials.
After those two cars collided, the alleged stolen car flipped.
All three teens inside the alleged stolen car were taken to an area hospital, one for a broken leg, the other for scrapes and bumps.
The passenger in the other car was taken to the hospital and she had non-life-threatening injuries.
Deputies spotted the alleged stolen vehicle off Vineland Road and believed those inside were involved in car and home burglaries on Thursday in northwest Orange County, in the Apopka area.
"In one of the residential burglaries, there were multiple firearms stolen by these individuals we believe as well, so they were very, very active yesterday morning and throughout the evening in terms of their criminal activity," said Jeff Williamson, public information officer with the Sheriff's Office.
Deputies got behind the alleged stolen vehicle and turned on their lights and sirens and one deputy even placed his vehicle in front of the stolen car, explained Williamson.
"They made an effort to tactically park to try and block the vehicle from getting away, but the vehicle rammed one of our deputy's vehicles and fled," he said.
The deputy was taken to the hospital, but he "more or less just got his bell rung, from being T-boned by the other vehicle," described Williamson.
The Sheriff's Office stated that some of the teens have prior felonies. However, they will face additional felony charges.
In addition, Florida Highway Patrol stated that the teen behind the wheel was ticketed for running the red light and driving without a driver's license.
Colonial Drive was closed for several hours, but was reopened during morning rush hour at around 7:26 a.m.