ELMWOOD PARK, New Jersey (WABC) — Three minors from New Jersey are in custody after a police pursuit of a stolen automobile resulted in a crash on the Backyard State Parkway Tuesday morning, and now the devastated proprietor of that stolen automobile is talking out completely to Eyewitness Information.
For Samantha Amaya, the surprising collection of occasions started Sunday morning, when two automobiles had been reported stolen from a house in Clifton, New Jersey. One automobile belonged to Amaya, and the opposite belonged to her boyfriend Daniel Aristizabal.
Police noticed Amaya’s lacking 2023 silver Honda Civic in Elmwood Park on Tuesday simply earlier than 5 a.m., and gave chase. Police in Paramus had been referred to as to help in stopping the stolen automobile.
The Paramus Police encountered the Honda on Route 17 and deployed spike strips.
Regardless of dropping a wheel, the motive force continued dashing and ultimately made it to the southbound lanes of the Backyard State Parkway earlier than dropping management and flipping off the parkway simply south of Exit 159.
Officers say the motive force deliberately rammed into the aspect of a police cruiser earlier than careening into the guardrail and turning over right into a wooded space of the parkway in Paramus.
Three occupants, a 15-year-old from Newark, a 15-year-old from Paterson and a 16-year-old from Orange, had been taken into custody and being handled.
The 15-year-old driver is charged with possession of a stolen automobile, assault on a police officer and eluding whereas each passengers are charged with joyriding. A fourth individual stays on the run.
Whereas a police cruiser was wrecked, no officers had been injured.
Nevertheless, Amaya’s model new automobile was totaled.
“Tears got here to my eyes as a result of I wasn’t anticipating that in any respect,” she mentioned.
Aristizabal’s stolen automobile wasn’t in a lot better form both. His Hyundai Sonata was left broken and deserted in Paterson, early Monday morning. His automobile was so beat up, it seemed just like the suspects danced on high of his automobile. Footprints might be seen on the hood, glass was on the seats and the within was gutted.
“Each of our automobiles smelled of marijuana. To me that is dad or mum negligence. We’re undoubtedly seeking to press prices,” Aristizabal mentioned.
Amaya and Aristizabal are actually caught paying for the youngsters’ reckless joyride. They need to lease automobiles to get round they usually worry their insurance coverage will skyrocket.
“It is a disgrace to see what technology we’re dwelling in. It is horrible,” Amaya mentioned.
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