Teen Driver Jumps Out of Car to End Chase
A 15-year-old driving her family’s car took officers on a high-speed chase from Irvine to Orange before she jumped out of the moving vehicle and injured herself.
The teen will probably be charged with driving under the influence and evading arrest, according to a CHP dispatcher.
The chase began at 9:30 p.m. Saturday after the girl’s parents reportedly called the California Highway Patrol to say that she had left their Dana Point home with the family car.
Officers found the girl driving north on the San Diego Freeway in Irvine at speeds of up to 100 mph.
The girl refused to stop and continued onto the Orange Freeway, the dispatcher said. The girl exited at Lincoln Avenue in Orange, drove east and then jumped out the car west of Tustin Avenue, reports state.
The girl, who was knocked unconscious when her head hit the pavement, was taken to Western Medical Center-Santa Ana and released Sunday, a hospital spokesman said.
The dispatcher said the teen did not have a driver’s license but managed to drive the car about 30 miles.
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