The Elk Grove Police Department was involved in a pursuit with a stolen vehicle that crashed and left a victim with life-threatening injuries. On Monday night, the Elk Grove Police Department reported that officers and the Traffic Unit were at the scene of a two-vehicle crash at Laguna and Franklin.
In an update, EGPD confirmed officers were pursuing a stolen vehicle prior to the collision. The stolen vehicle allegedly struck an uninvolved vehicle at the intersection of Laguna and Franklin. As a result, the driver of the uninvolved vehicle was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
EGPD says officers took the 14-year-old driver of the stolen vehicle into custody. No other details are available at this time.
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