It started around 2:30 a.m. on Veterans Memorial and Shepherd, where police say they saw the SUV and tried to pull it over.
But the teen behind wheel didn't stop, leading officers on a chase that went south to I-45 and Tidwell.
Video from a wrecker driver shows the teen speeding through an intersection. The chase, which lasted for nearly 20 minutes, ended when the 13-year-old crashed into a fence behind Gallery Furniture.
The 13-year-old was not hurt. He's now in police custody.
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