13-YEAR-OLD QUINCY BOY CHARGED IN CHASE, CRASH March 25, 2008 A Quincy teen was arraigned in Dorchester this afternoon on charges that he was legally drunk when he drove a stolen Ford 500 without its headlights early this morning, then fled the State Trooper who attempted to pull him over and ultimately crashed the vehicle into a Neponset Circle streetlight, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley announced. The 13-YEAR-OLD MALE was charged with delinquency, to wit: operating under the influence, operating a motor vehicle to endanger, leaving the scene of an accident causing property damage, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, receiving a stolen motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, and resisting arrest. Evidence suggests that the youth was driving the white Ford – which had been stolen from a Charlestown parking lot – into Quincy on the Neponset Bridge when a Massachusetts State Police trooper observed that its lights were not on. The trooper began to follow the car, further observing it to strike the curb on the left side of the road twice and cut across two lanes of traffic as it pulled onto Hancock Street in Quincy. The trooper activated his lights and siren and initiated a motor vehicle stop. The Ford pulled over briefly and, as the trooper exited his cruiser to approach it, accelerated away from the scene at a high rate of speed. The trooper began pursuit of the vehicle, following it as it ran through a red light and turned back toward Boston. The Ford travelled at a very high rate of speed over the Neponset Bridge. At the foot of the bridge, the operator – later identified as the defendant – apparently lost control during a right turn and crashed into a street light pole, knocking it over and driving it about 20 feet from its original position. The teen exited the vehicle from the passenger’s side and fled on foot. The trooper gave chase, also on foot, and took him into custody just off Neponset Avenue despite the boy’s struggle. As he placed the boy under arrest and while waiting for emergency medical technicians, the trooper smelled the strong odor of alcohol coming from the boy’s mouth. Boston EMS responded to the scene and transported the youth to Caritas Carney Hospital, where he was treated for minor facial injuries. The youth pleaded not delinquent to all charges. Dorchester District Court Judge Leslie E. Harris set bail at $20,000 and ordered him to return to court on April 1. Return to the Press Releases page.