A suspected stolen car slammed into an Aurora apartment complex early Sunday morning, Nov. 8, 2026, after its driver refused to pull over and led officers on a chase through the neighborhood. A teenage boy behind the wheel was arrested and taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and officers recovered a gun from the vehicle, according to police.
The chase began near Del Mar Circle and Peoria Street, according to an Aurora police spokesperson who spoke with KDVR. The driver refused to stop and led officers on a chase down Del Mar before the car ultimately crashed into an apartment complex near Del Mar and Hoffman Boulevard.
Police said no other injuries were reported from the crash. A second suspect connected to the incident remained outstanding as of the report, and it was not immediately clear what relationship that person had to the teen driver or the vehicle itself.
Damage to the Complex Still Being Assessed
Police told the station they expect the damage to the apartment building to be minimal, though they said they did not yet know the full extent of the damage. No further details on the condition of the building or any displaced residents were available.
The crash adds to a string of recent incidents in which vehicles have struck Aurora apartment buildings. In one separate case, CBS Colorado reported that police searched for a suspect after a vehicle crashed into an Aurora apartment complex on a Friday night, with officers saying a truck clipped the corner of a building and damaged multiple vehicles before its driver ran from the scene, according to the station's report.
In another unrelated pursuit detailed by the same outlet, a stolen car struck a median and became airborne before crashing at Boiling Drive and North Hannibal Street, with three suspects ultimately captured, per the same account from CBS Colorado.
A Pattern of Young Drivers Behind the Wheel
This is not the first time Aurora police have described a minor driving a vehicle reported stolen. Hoodline previously reported on a 9-year-old behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle that crashed on Peoria Street near 11th Street.
That earlier coverage also noted that Aurora adopted a policy in March 2025 allowing officers to pursue vehicles in certain stolen-vehicle and suspected-DUI cases, a shift that shapes how officers respond when drivers refuse to stop. Sunday's chase unfolded under that same framework, though police have not detailed what specific circumstances triggered the pursuit beyond the driver's refusal to stop.
No additional information has been released about the identity of the teenage driver, the status of the outstanding second suspect, or any charges that may follow. Aurora police have not said whether the recovered gun is connected to any other ongoing investigation.
