14-YEAR-OLD CRASHES, ARRESTED NEAR NEW ULM
The state patrol is investigating an incident that started in Lafayette Township and ended near New Ulm Wednesday evening. Authorities say a trooper stopped a Chevrolet Tahoe on Highway 15 and 330th Street at 5:55 pm for speeding and no front license plate. Authorities say the juvenile driver stopped, but eventually fled. The trooper pursued and the vehicle eventually drove off the road as it exited from Highway 15 to 14 in New Ulm. The driver fled on foot and was later found and apprehended. The driver was later identified as a 14-year-old male and he was alone in the vehicle. His name has not been released. He was not hurt but he was booked into the Carver County Juvenile Detention Center for suspected fleeing police in a motor vehicle. The state patrol says the investigation is still ongoing.
