Traffic Pursuit

While on a traffic stop, a fellow officer called out that a vehicle was fleeing from him. Let my stop go and responded to the area of the pursuit. Vehicle stopped on a residential street without warning after running stop signs and crashing into one. Myself and fellow officer conducted a felony stop (where you get them out one by one at gunpoint, handcuffing each). Turns out that the driver was a 17 year old with no license and no insurance. That's it. They hadn't killed anyone or been involved in any illicit activities. The pursuing officer only noticed the vehicle after it squealed its tires in reverse, ran over a stop sign, then squealed its tires again trying to get away from the cop. That's when he turned on his lights and siren. Had he not fled so quickly and recklessly, the cop wouldn't have even gone toward the vehicle. Driver was charged with: fleeing and eluding police, reckless operation, stop sign violation, driving without valid license, and failure to obey law enforcement official. The two passengers were released. Had the officer pulled them over without fleeing, the driver would have been cited for having no license and released. Not so lucky now.