BOSTON -- An attempt to flee from police ended tragically for a young man in Boston over the weekend.

Police said their pursuit of a car full of teens ended before the car slammed into a pole, but witnesses said otherwise.

NewsCenter 5's Shiba Russell reported that the crash ended near a soccer field in Roslindale, where a makeshift memorial of candles and stuffed animals was left by family and friends of the victim.

"I'm really going through a lot of pain because I really loved him and I still can't believe that this happened to him," said Diana Rodriguez, 13, the victim's girlfriend.

Jeffrey Martinez, 15, was sitting in the backseat of a car full of teenagers when it crashed in the 300 block of Hyde Park Avenue early Sunday morning.

"I was asleep and I heard the skidding on the street. I looked out my bedroom window and the car just ... I heard the crash and next thing I know there was cops all over the place," neighbor Kevin Kelly said.

Boston police said an officer first spotted the car with a broken windshield on Columbia Road in Dorchester. The office pulled the car over after learning that the car had been reported stolen. The car stopped, then took off. Three minutes and 3 miles later, police said, the officer's cruiser had a flat tire and halted the pursuit. A short time later, police said, they got a call about the crash. But witnesses said that didn't seem to be the case.

"They were there right behind him. They were right behind him," Kelly said.

Police insisted that the chase ended before the crash, but that story isn't adding up for some people. One resident, who lives across the street from the crash site, said she saw an officer run up to the wreckage and yell, 'Get out of the car.'

Four teens, including Martinez, were inside the car. One of the teens is in critical condition. Police arrested the driver, Daniel Rodriguez, 17, of Roslindale, in the hospital. He faces several charges, including motor vehicle homicide and speeding.

An 18-year-old female passenger suffered serious injuries and a 14-year-old male passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries.