The Associated Press
GIBSONIA, Penn. (AP) -- A man and a juvenile were injured when the carjacked vehicle they were in crashed during a high-speed police chase Friday morning, according to police.
The Chevrolet Blazer was allegedly stolen outside a convenience store in Butler shortly after 7 a.m., then the driver fled south on Route 8, losing control in Allegheny County, just south of the Butler County line, and flipped end-over-end, according to police.
Matthew Hawkins, 17, of Pittsburgh, was injured and at first had been said by police to have died, but he was been taken to a UPMC hospital where his condition couldn’t be released because of his age. Police said he was driving.
Nathaniel Maurice Hawkins, 21, of Pittsburgh, was arrested at the scene. He was treated at UPMC Passavant and turned over to Butler police, who charged him with robbery, terroristic threats, simple assault and conspiracy.
“I’m innocent, and for my brother, I love you. I hope you get better,” Nathaniel Hawkins said as he was being led out of a police vehicle.
According to Butler City police, a 30-year-old woman told them when she returned from the convenience store that a hand covered her mouth and a person told her to give up the keys and she wouldn’t be hurt.
A state trooper in an unmarked car began chasing the Blazer after hearing a police broadcast. A marked car joined just north of the county line, according to Butler city police.
The chase covered 20 miles and exceeded 100 mph.