Crime & Safety

Boy, 16, Arrested for Alleged DUI, Car Theft, Hit-and-Run

South San Francisco police say the teenager committed several crimes while drunk.

By Bay City News Service:

South San Francisco police have arrested a 16-year-old teen under suspicion of stealing a car and crashing it while intoxicated.

Police say the teen took the car from a relative around 4 a.m. Saturday, lost control, crashed it into three parked vehicles in the 600 block of Mayfair Avenue, then fled the scene.

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Officers found the teen a short distance from the crash scene and placed him under arrest on suspicion of DUI, hit and run, possession of a stolen vehicle and a curfew violation.

No injuries were reported as a result of the collision, police reported.

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