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Stolen Porsche collides with BMW in West Loop; witness says three armed suspects caught

Witness says driver ran red light, crashed into two cars in West Loop
Witness says driver ran red light, crashed into two cars in West Loop 00:21

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The driver of a stolen Porsche collided with a BMW and another car in the West Loop Wednesday evening.

The crash happened around 8 p.m. at Canal Street and Washington Boulevard. Video at the scene showed a man led by police into an ambulance in handcuffs.

Police said a stolen white Porsche ran a red light and was hit by another vehicle in the intersection.

The other vehicle was a BMW. The driver of the BMW told CBS 2 he ended up broadsiding the Porsche when it sped through a red light He said the men in the BMW then got out and ran – and they all had guns.

The BMW driver said a pedestrian tackled one of the suspects, and police got the other two. The two adult men and 17-year-old boy were all taken into custody and a weapon was recovered, police said.

Police said the BMW driver was not injured.

Chicago Police and the Cook County Sheriff's police are investigating.

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