A pair of teen girls from a Dayton group home allegedly stole a staff member’s car and led police on a high-speed chase Monday, authorities said.
The girls, 13 and 15-years-old, allegedly stole the car and drove from Dayton to Bowling Green, Ohio, prompting a high-speed chase that occurred around 1:15 a.m. Monday, according to ABC 13. Police dashboard camera video shows the Bowling Green Police Department pursuing the vehicle. The 13-year-old was the driver and reached a speed of 100 miles per hour, police said.
Lt. Ryan Tackett said officers received a license plate radar hit for the vehicle.
“We received [a] plate radar hit of a stolen vehicle out of Montgomery County. Officers were able to locate that vehicle in the area of 25 and Demps Road,” Tackett told ABC 13. The same video appears to show the 13-year-old driver fleeing when police tried to stop the vehicle. (RELATED: State’s Supreme Court Evacuated Over Package Reportedly Testing Positive For ‘Homemade Explosives’)
Tackett said police did not initially know teenagers were inside the car.
“It was a 13 and a 15-year-old out of Montgomery County. We received information they wrote a Group Home down there,” Tackett explained. “As far as we can gather from the report, their cell phone was taken away from them by the caregiver at the house, and then they took the car,” he continued.
During the chase, the 13-year-old driver sped past the Perrysburg Police, who assisted with the pursuit. The high-speed chase ended when the 13-year-old driver allegedly struck another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured.
“Somewhere around Roachton Road, Perrysburg PD got in behind the vehicle as the vehicle approached the diversion Diamond at 25 and 475. It struck another vehicle,” Tackett told ABC 13.
The teens attempted to run following the vehicle crash but were caught. The 13-year-old remains hospitalized for a shoulder injury, while the 15-year-old appeared in juvenile court and is ordered to remain in custody before her next court appearance on Jan. 15, according to ABC 13.
Both teens have been charged with receiving stolen property and failure to comply with police orders.
Tackett confirmed the teens were involved in the incident to the Daily Caller.
The Daily Caller also contacted the Perrysburg Police Department, who did not immediately comment.