A 13-year-old Plymouth boy is facing motor vehicle charges after he crashed his parents’ van into another vehicle and a building in Braintree yesterday while trying to elude an officer, police said.

Braintree police said in a statement that an officer spotted a white Dodge Caravan at about 9 a.m. at the corner of Union and Washington streets with the hood pushed up. When police approached, the boy fled in the van.

The youth ran a red light when the officer tried to stop him, police said, and accelerated to about twice the 30-mile-per-hour speed limit before crashing into the Braintree Rug Co. building at 944 Washington St.

The building suffered damage to its foundation and front entrance, according to the statement. There was no answer at a number listed for the store last night.

Police said a 49-year-old woman later told the officer that the van bounced off her vehicle on the passenger side before crashing into the building.

The woman, whose name was not released last night, was taken to South Shore Hospital in Weymouth with a minor injury to her arm, according to the statement.

The boy, who did not appear to be injured, was also taken to South Shore Hospital, police said. His condition was not known last night.

The boy’s parents told police that he had taken the van without their permission, Deputy Chief Russell Jenkins said in an e-mail. The teenager was charged with using a motor vehicle without authority, unlicensed operation, operating to endanger, failure to stop for police, a red light violation, and speeding.

The teenager will be arraigned at the next juvenile session in Quincy District Court, Jenkins said. It was not immediately clear last night when the next session will be held.

Travis Andersen can be reached at tandersen@globe.com.

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