Woman driving with her 2-month old was seriously injured in the crash, according to police.
HILLSIDE -- A 15-year-old boy carjacked a woman at gunpoint in Hillside and led township police on a pursuit that ended when the stolen SUV crashed, seriously injuring a woman driving with her 2-month-old, authorities said Tuesday.
The teen, an Irvington resident, faces charges of carjacking and weapons offenses after he confronted a 36-year-old woman outside her home on Wolf Place, according to Detective Lt. Vincent Ricciardi of the Hillside Police Department.
"Give me, give me, give me," the teen reportedly told the woman while he pointed a gun at her as she walked to her house from her driveway around 8 a.m. Friday, police said. The teen took her car keys and fled in the woman's SUV.
Hillside detectives spotted the carjacked vehicle and tried to pull it over around 1:40 p.m. that day, Ricciardi added. Instead, the SUV speed away and police gave chase.
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Minutes later, the SUV crashed into an Audi at Bergen Street and Pomona Avenue in Newark, authorities said. A woman driving the Audi with her infant in a car seat suffered serious head injuries in the wreck.
The woman remained hospitalized Tuesday in stable condition, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, which was investigating the crash.
Two Newark boys, 13 and 14 years old, were also in the stolen Toyota Highlander when it crashed, Ricciardi said. The driver apparently picked up the others after the carjacking.
One of the juveniles was treated and released from an area hospital, a prosecutor's office spokeswoman said.
Investigators recovered a red gun bag used in the initial carjacking and have not yet searched the wrecked SUV, the lieutenant added.
The 15-year-old was in custody at the Union County Juvenile Detention Center in Linden. Authorities said additional charges were expected. The teen's name was not released because of his age.
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