Wild chase ends by the bear cages at the Franklin Park Zoo

AlertNewEngland reports two men in an apparently stolen car tried to speed away from police and wound up hitting a pedestrian on Columbus Avenue and two cars, including one that finally stopped them on Seaver Street.

The two men fled on foot. One suspect was quickly captured; the other made it to the bear cages at the Franklin Park Zoo before being apprehended.

Boston Police report the driver, Michael Johnson, 39, of Jamaica Plain was arrested and charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, driving to endanger, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in personal injury, and operating after revocation or suspension. His passenger, Stedmon Hill, 37, of Jamaica Plain was charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle.

The pedestrian suffered a broken leg, AlertNewEngland reports.

Traffic and bus service through Egleston Square was disrupted as police investigated the incident.

According to police, officers driving through Egleston Square noticed a bent license plate on a car in front of him.

At about the intersection of Columbus Ave. and Dimock St. officers discovered the car was stolen and almost simultaneously as officers activated their lights and sirens, the suspect motor vehicle took off, making a right turn onto Dimock Street. ... The suspect motor vehicle continued up Dimock St. and then made a right turn onto Cobden St. where all officers were directed to stop following the suspect car by a Supervisor as it had gone done a one way street in the wrong direction. The suspect motor vehicle apparently continued onto Walnut Ave. where it hit an occupied motor vehicle and was observed by a detail officer. The detail officer informed Operations of the stolen car, the fact that it had hit a car and its direction of travel. The suspect motor vehicle continued up Walnut Ave. to Seaver Street where it hit another motor vehicle and became disabled. At this point the two suspects jumped out of the car and took off on foot.

Innocent, etc.