Six juveniles charged after stolen car chase in Elgin Twp. early Thursday

Six juveniles have been charged after a stolen car chase early Thursday morning in Elgin Township.

A 15-year-old juvenile has been charged with one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle, one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding, one count of reckless driving, one count of driving without a valid license, one count of obstructing a police officer and one count of marijuana possession, according to a news release from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office. In addition, several traffic citations were issued.

Five other juveniles ranging in age from 14 to 16 were each charged with criminal trespass to a motor vehicle.

According to the release, deputies responded to the 1000 block of Woodcliff Drive in unincorporated Elgin Township for a report of a stolen black BMW. A deputy located the BMW traveling south on Route 31, and a white BMW, possibly a chase vehicle, was also in the area with the black BMW.

Deputies observed the victims’ black BMW turning onto McLean Boulevard where it crashed into the white BMW in the area of Stearns Road and McLean Boulevard. The white BMW then struck another vehicle that was at the intersection of McLean and Stearns. Five suspects got out of the vehicles and fled on foot, the release stated.

Inside of the black BMW was an Audi key that belonged to an additional stolen vehicle that was located on River Valley Drive near Woodcliff Drive, the release stated.

According to the release, South Elgin, St. Charles and Bartlett police departments and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office set up a perimeter where the six juvenile subjects were taken into custody. Because of injuries sustained from the crash and subsequently fleeing the scene on foot through heavy brush, three of the juveniles were transported to St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin with minor injuries and were treated and released.