Two Indiana teens lead police on chase after stolen car in Forsyth

Two Indiana teenagers in a stolen car led the Monroe County Patrol on a chase Tuesday night in Forsyth that ended in a crash, officials said.

The chase began around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night and lasted eight miles after deputies were unable to stop the car from crashing on I-75 South, according to a news release from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

The driver was 18-year-old Ethan Whaley, who drove the stolen Honda Civic around a police car to exit onto I-75. Whaley and his passenger, 19-year-old Tony Bridges, drove south and led deputies on a chase ahead of Whaley crashed into another driver.

A deputy stopped a stolen Civic with a PIT after the crash. Whaley and Bridges tried to run after the crash but were caught, police said.

The chase began when the stolen vehicle was spotted on camera in a parking lot near the Johnstonville Road exit on I-75.

Whaley and Bridges are suspected in a series of car thefts in Indiana. Monroe County charged Whaley with fleeing and attempting to elude, leaving the scene of an accident, obstructing law enforcement and multiple traffic violations.