Police arrested a juvenile who led them on a pursuit while driving a stolen car in Garden Grove late Saturday evening, which ended with in a violent crash that left one man dead and another person in critical condition. It happened a little before 10 p.m. when officers spotted the allegedly stolen vehicle near Taft Street and Garden Grove Boulevard, according to a statement from Garden Grove Police Department investigators.
The brief chase ended when the driver slammed into three other cars and tried to run from the area on foot before being captured by officers, the statement said. His identity has not yet been released because he is a juvenile, police noted. A passenger in the stolen car also fled and has not yet been located. Two people were rushed to nearby hospitals in critical condition following the crash, one of which was later pronounced dead. He has been identified as 34-year-old Kevin Luu.