Video shows 2 teens crashing stolen Jeep in Northeast Philadelphia after armed carjacking
Two armed teenagers were arrested Monday night after stealing a car in Northeast Philadelphia and crashing it into a truck, police said.
Richard West, 18, and Jayden West, 16, were both charged in connection with the carjacking, police said. The teens, who police said are brothers, were charged with carjacking, aggravated assault, robbery, fleeing police and other offenses. Jayden West is being charged as an adult, according to police.
The carjacking happened on the 2100 block of Longshore Avenue at around 10:45 p.m., according to police.
Police said Richard West and Jayden West were both wearing masks and were armed with a handgun and a knife when they carjacked a 2012 Jeep Cherokee with two women inside. They allegedly pointed their weapons at a 32-year-old woman and a 37-year-old woman inside the vehicle before taking their keys and fleeing.
Minutes later, police said officers spotted the vehicle, and Richard West and Jayden West eventually crashed the Jeep into a pickup truck at the intersection of Torresdale and Adams avenues.
Richard West and Jayden West fled the scene on foot after the crash but were then both taken into custody by police. No one was injured in the carjacking or crash.
Farid Ramadan was behind the truck when the two teens crashed the Jeep into it, and his dash camera recorded the whole incident.
"I still couldn't believe that I survived that, to be honest with you," he said. "If I was two feet to the front, it would've been on my driver's side."
Ramadan also used his phone to record the chaotic aftermath of the crash.
"When I seen the police coming out with the guns — a crazy scene," he said. "One kid fell when he came out of the SUV, and the other ran behind the building."