---
title: "Teen Allegedly Steals Ford Mustang, Leads Cops on 5-Second Car Chase"
description: "Grand theft auto isn't as easy in real life as it is in the game."
date: "2017-09-18"
modified: "2017-09-18"
authors:
  - name: "Justin Hughes"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/justin-hughes"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/14424/teen-reportedly-leads-police-on-5-second-car-chase"
categories:
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "California"
  - "Car Theft"
  - "Coupe"
  - "Ford"
  - "los angeles"
  - "Mustang"
  - "police chase"
  - "sports car"
---

# Teen Allegedly Steals Ford Mustang, Leads Cops on 5-Second Car Chase

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Sunrise Ford in North Hollywood, Calif. had a tent sale this past weekend. A 17-year-old allegedly had the bright idea of checking it out—at 1:30 a.m. The teen reportedly managed to get into a Ford Mustang and took an unauthorized test drive, just as the Los Angeles Police Department arrived.

Officer Mike Lopez of the LAPD [told the *Los Angeles Daily News*](<https://www.dailynews.com/2017/09/16/teen-reportedly-steals-mustang-from-north-hollywood-dealership-crashes-into-duplex/>) that after a "five-second" pursuit, the teen reportedly crashed into a duplex. There were no reports of any Cars and Coffee events in the area.

The duplex suffered minimal damage. The teen, on the other hand, was not wearing a seat belt and was hospitalized with non-life threatening head injuries. Photos show that the car's airbags were fully deployed.

The teen was arrested on suspicion of stealing a vehicle. His name was not released because he is a juvenile, but it's fairly clear that he's not related to car thief Memphis Raines of *Gone In 60 Seconds*.

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