Teen girl crashes truck in Tyler following brief chase

TYLER — A 16-year-old fled from officials and crashed a vehicle in Tyler Tuesday morning. According to our news partner KETK, the driver of a Ford F-150 truck with an Oklahoma license plate ran a red light around 12:45 a.m. and was seen by a deputy, according to the Smith County Sheriff’s Office. The SCSO deputy attempted to make a traffic stop when the truck sped off. The teenage driver ran numerous red lights and eventually ended up on North Broadway Avenue where she  lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the Salvation Army sign. The 16-year-old was treated for minor injuries then taken to a juvenile detention center in Smith County and booked on evading arrest/ detention in a motor vehicle. The girl is from Grand Prairie and officials contacted her parents after the event. “She apparently snuck out of the house to see a boy in Tyler,” said Larry Christian from the Sheriff’s Department.