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Stolen Vehicle Strikes Teen in North Plainfield after Police Pursuit

North Plainfield

EMS transported a teenage boy to the hospital after he was struck by a stolen vehicle that lost control during a police pursuit then crashed into him on Friday afternoon in North Plainfiled.

The incident happened at around 2:50 p.m. at Willow and West End avenues when police began a pursuit of a vehicle that refused to stop for police lights and sirens.

According to police, the driver sped off, crashing into a parked car with three occupants inside before jumping a curb.

Police said the vehicle then crashed into a teenage boy who was sitting on a wall when the car came to rest against utility pole.

The driver of the vehicle ran from the scene and remains at-large but police took three occupants, including a female, into custody at the scene.

The investigation remains active

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