A 15-year-old Columbus boy now locked up in juvenile detention after police said he crashed a stolen car early Tuesday morning in the Westgate area, tearing through yards and leaving neighbors shaken.
A Westgate woman who asked not to be identified said the crash happened around 3 a.m. and ended in her front yard. “He had apparently hit a couple of trash cans, a tree and a lamp post,” she said. She described stepping outside moments after the wreck: “Literally when i stepped out on my porch, the headlights were in my face, it was right there, scary,” she said.
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