Two youths under 16 who veered off the road in Stoneham on Wednesday night have been arrested after committing multiple offenses in a stolen vehicle.
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) police officers first tried to intercept the vehicle, which violated the Highway Code, on the Grande-Ligne road. That’s when they realized the car had been reported stolen.
“The drivers continued on their way to the Avenue du Lac [au Lac-Delage]where the police were waiting for them as it is a dead end sector,” explained SQ spokeswoman Camille Savoie.
When he saw the patrol officers at the intersection of Avenue du Lac and Avenue des Monts returning in his tracks, the motorist left the road.
Then the peace officials discovered two underage men who were too young to have a driver’s license. One of them had to be taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
If the two young people are later released with a promise to appear, they face charges of concealment and traffic violations.