NYC Teens Arrested After Crashing Stolen Subway Train

Two 17-year-olds took an out-of-service subway car for a joyride before crashing it into another train in Queens.

Two teenagers, a boy and a girl, boarded an empty subway train in Queens shortly after midnight on September 12.
The teens managed to move the train about 50 feet before crashing it into another parked train at the Briarwood subway station.
Police identified the suspects from surveillance footage and arrested both; the girl was taken into custody first, followed by the boy, who was turned in by a family member.
Both teens face charges of first-degree criminal mischief and reckless endangerment.
Interim Transit Authority President Demetrius Crichlow condemned the act as extremely foolish and reckless, noting the potential for a much more dangerous outcome.