Two Broward teens lead cops on chase in stolen car, police say

Two teens were arrested around 1:45 a.m. Saturday after allegedly stealing a car and leading officers on a chase that started in Lauderhill and ended in Martin County, police say.

Law enforcement officials finally caught up with Broward County teens Kentorious Cody, 16, and Makarious Yani, 15, on Interstate 95 near Palm City, according to CBS 12.

The two teens stole a car with a gun inside and took off heading north on I-95, CBS 12 reported.

Lauderhill police got an alert from the Boca Raton Police Department that a stolen car was coming up on a GPS tracking system in their city, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

During the chase, a Lauderhill officer crashed into a motorcyclist, CBS 12 reported. The driver of the motorcycle, whose identity has not yet been released, was taken to Martin South Medical Center, where he died around 3 a.m.

Lauderhill Police spokesman Michael Santiago could not be immediately reached for comment Sunday.

Authorities finally managed to stop the teens near Palm City.

The teens took off running but were caught by Martin County deputies with the help of a K-9 officer from the Stuart Police Department.

They face charges of aggravated fleeing and eluding, resisting arrest and grand theft, the Martin County Sheriff ’s Office said.

Both teens were taken to a juvenile detention center in Martin County, said a booking official at the Martin County Sheriff’s Office Department of Corrections.