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Ogden Police responded to a call near 2100 Ogden Ave. and approached a Volkswagen Passat but the driver fled. Officers pursued the vehicle until it ran a stop sign and hit another car. The driver, a 16-year-old male, attempted to flee the scene on foot but was taken into custody. A passenger in the Passat, an 18-year-old male, was also taken into custody. Both teens had pre-existing warrants out for their arrest. Neither teen has been identified yet.
The woman driving the green sedan that the stolen car crashed into sustained minor injuries and was taken to a hospital. Another stolen car from the same group was stopped and one suspect was detained.
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Three teenagers died when a stolen car crashed into a tree and caught fire after a chase early Friday, authorities said. The names of those killed have not been released, but police say they were a girl and two boys, all 16 and all from Modesto. According to Modesto Police Sgt. David Chamberlain, a police officer in central Modesto tried to stop a car after seeing the driver violate a vehicle code at 11:40 p.m.