Tucson, AZ : Stolen SUV crashes into home on Tucson's NW side early Friday, May 6, 2016

A teen asleep in his bed survived being slammed through a bedroom wall early Friday by a stolen SUV that smashed into his northwest-side home.

Three teens in the stolen vehicle — a 16-year-old boy who was driving, and an 18-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl who were passengers — were not injured, said Sgt. Pete Dugan, a Tucson police spokesman.

The incident started about 1:30 a.m. when Tucson police received a LoJack signal about a stolen vehicle near West Grant and North Silverbell roads.

Officers searched for the vehicle in squad cars and with a helicopter and confirmed it was reported stolen by the time it was located near Interstate 10 and West Cortaro Farms Road.

The SUV raced away when officers tried to stop it, but police decided not to chase it because that was determined to be too dangerous for a property crime, Dugan said.

Within minutes, Dugan said, officers in the helicopter reported the car had wrecked into a house in the 7400 block of North Oldfather Road, near West Ina Road.

The SUV hit the home’s living room wall before tearing into the teen’s bedroom. The vehicle hit the wall where the teen’s bed was located, pushing the bed — with the teen in it — across the bedroom and through an exterior wall.

The sleeping teen has serious injuries, but they are not life-threatening, Dugan said. The house was condemned.

The 16-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of felony criminal damage, aggravated assault and endangerment; the 18-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of contributing to the delinquency of a minor; and the 14-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of auto theft.

Police are conducting a board of inquiry into the officers’ actions because there was a serious injury accident after they attempted to make contact with the SUV, Dugan said.

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Stolen SUV crashes into home on Tucson's NW side