Tire Damage Stops Teen Trio In Chase From Martinez To Hercules

HERCULES, CA – Three juveniles were arrested Sunday afternoon after the stolen car in which they were riding hit a curb disabling its tire during a law enforcement chase on Highway 4 from Martinez to Hercules, according to officials.

At 4:15 p.m., an "Automated License Plate Reader" camera on Alhambra Avenue in Martinez detected the white Honda Civic, which was reportedly taken in a carjacking Nov. 19 in Oakland, the Martinez Police Department said.

Two officers attempted to stop the vehicle, which was heading north on Alhambra near John Muir Road, but the driver refused to stop, instead continuing to Hercules on Highway 4 with police in pursuit, the department said.

Authorities said the sedan continued onto Hercules streets. A few miles east of Hercules, just west of the Franklin Canyon Golf Course, the white Honda hit a curb, destroying its right front tire in the process. The car came to a stop there, and the three teens, ages 16, 16 and 15, were arrested, police said.

No one was injured during the incident or pursuit, and the department released no additional information on the minors or whether any of the three boys were suspects in the original Oakland carjacking.

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--Bay City News contributed to this post/Images via Martinez PD