Two 15-year-old boys were arrested in a police chase and car crash that briefly shut down part of Interstate 93 in Boston Thursday morning, police said.
They were in a stolen BMW that was initially spotted in Milton and didn't stop for a trooper, according to Massachusetts State Police. Instead, the vehicle drove onto I-93 north.
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On the highway, the BMW crashed into a pickup truck, sending that truck into a state police cruiser and itself veering into a guardrail, officials said.
The pickup driver was taken to the hospital for evaluation; no other injuries were reported.
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The two teenagers, who are not being identified as they are underage, face delinquency charges involving a stolen vehicle and driving negligently and without a license.
The crash was reported shortly before 10 a.m. on I-93 north, and all lanes appeared to be shut down.
Aerial footage from over the scene showed a black pickup truck on the back of a tow truck and a black car that appeared to have crashed into the guardrail. Numerous state police cruisers were also on scene.
Aerial footage also showed heavy backups in the northbound lane of the highway.
State police said in an email at 10:21 a.m. that traffic was being diverted at Exit 11 and the Neponset on ramp for about 20 minutes.
Massachusetts State Police initially said troopers were involved in a motor vehicle pursuit around 9 a.m. that began on I-93 south near Dorchester Avenue in Boston. They said the pursuit came to an end on I-93 north at Exit 13A.
