RAPID CITY, S.D. – A police pursuit of a stolen vehicle ended in Rapid Creek late Friday night after the driver lost control and the SUV left the roadway.

At approximately 10:50 p.m. on May 16, a Rapid City officer spotted a silver SUV matching the description of a previously reported stolen vehicle. Officers confirmed the vehicle’s identity through its license plate and initiated a traffic stop, but the driver fled at a high rate of speed.

The pursuit ended when the driver lost control of the SUV while traveling northbound on Maple Avenue near the intersection with Omaha Street. The vehicle left the roadway and came to rest in Rapid Creek.

The driver and passengers exited the vehicle following the crash. The driver was identified as a juvenile male and was detained. He has been entered into the appropriate channels of the juvenile justice system.