‘He was a good driver’: 10-year-old leads police on an hour-long, 100-mph car chase

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
10/27/2017 at 11:10 • Filed to: None

HOLY CRAP! “The sedan ripped down the Ohio turnpike like a cannonball, the odometer pushing 100 mph as a dozen police and state cruisers tagged behind in pursuit.

Under a cloud-streaked blue sky, the vehicle dipped in and out of lanes of morning traffic, eventually running off the highway completely.

“He’s off road, driving down the ditch,” one of the Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers radioed to the rest of the pursuers, according to dash cam footage. “We are not going to let him get back on the highway.”

But the car kept driving, speeding through the grass running parallel to the roadway.

“Can you advise on intentional contact to stop him?” a trooper radioed.

“One car as gently as possible,” another answered. Slowly, one of the Highway Patrol cars nudged the fleeing vehicle, bringing it to a stop after a 45-mile high-speed chase outside of Cleveland.

Quickly law enforcement swarmed the vehicle.

Troopers reached through the window for the driver, yanking out a 10-year-old who had stolen the family car. It was the second time in as many weeks the unnamed boy had gone joyriding, Cleveland.com reports.

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The hour-long chase started in Cleveland earlier Thursday morning. The boy grabbed the keys while waiting for his sister to take him to school. While she showered, he snagged the keys to his mother’s boyfriend’s car, according to Cleveland.com.

Realizing what had happened, the boy’s mother jumped in her own car and pursued the speeding car as the boy piloted around the Cleveland highway and made for the turnpike.

“My ten-year-old stole his dad’s car and he’s running from me,” the mother told a 911 dispatcher.

After police stopped the car, the boy was taken into custody. No charges have been filed yet.

“He was a good driver for being 10-years-old,” an eyewitness to the chase told News 5. “He was three foot tall, he was a very short kid. I don’t even see how he looked over the steering wheel.”

According to Fox8, earlier in October, the boy stole the same car until three-flat tires left him stranded on the side of the highway. The boy’s mother told police he had taken the car because he was “bored.”

DISCUSSION (34)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2017 at 11:12

Because Kinja: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/10/watch_10-year-old_cleveland_bo.html

Party-vi > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2017 at 11:13

I know it’s looked down on, and it serves no good purpose, but god damn would this kid get a whooping in my house growing up.

For Sweden > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2017 at 11:14

When you have to get away from the Browns as fast as possible

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Party-vi
10/27/2017 at 11:15

“It was the second time in as many weeks the unnamed boy had gone joyriding”

What was the penalty the first time?!

For Sweden > Party-vi
10/27/2017 at 11:15

The best way to punish your kids is to give them lifetime trust issues and the illusion that violence solves problems.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > For Sweden
10/27/2017 at 11:15

Burn.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2017 at 11:21

odometer pushing 100 mph

odometer

Kinja'd!!!

For Sweden > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
10/27/2017 at 11:22

this is me writing the first draft of my content

Party-vi > For Sweden
10/27/2017 at 11:23

Ah then I should beat them.

Mercedes Streeter > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2017 at 11:25

A few takeaways:

1. Wow, a Toyota Avalon makes a not-bad rally car.

2. That one officer that produced that baton...I laughed when he very quickly noticed that the driver is a kid and put it away.

3. The kid was actually pretty smart to avoid the spike strip like that, but he should have gotten back onto the paved surface the first chance he had.

4. I see a potential future career criminal unless someone sets the kid straight. Maybe he can channel his joyriding habits into motorsport?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Mercedes Streeter
10/27/2017 at 11:30

I think he needs to meet some hardened criminals and realize he doesn’t want to hang out with those guys his whole life...

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > For Sweden
10/27/2017 at 11:30

True story: I needed a ridiculous pic, so I GIS’ed “cub reporter”.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
10/27/2017 at 11:31

Haha!

Mercedes Streeter > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2017 at 11:34

After going through what I went through with a young career criminal, I have a feeling that stuff doesn’t really work in the long run. They basically need their entire world view changed or else being “scared straight” won’t do a whole lot.

My bird IS the word > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2017 at 11:45

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nermal > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2017 at 11:46

It can be assumed that this child has much, much worse behavioral and home issues, especially if this is the 2nd time doing this. Well behaved children from good homes don’t do things like this.

I would support neutering both the child and his parents as a start to the rehabilitation process.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Mercedes Streeter
10/27/2017 at 11:48

Whatever it takes... What made you turn the corner?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > nermal
10/27/2017 at 11:50

It’s easy to joke around about, but I wonder if it’s a mental health issue. At least his mom went after him and was concerned for his well-being. In some homes, sadly, the parents probably would just let him go and could care less if he killed himself...

jimz > Party-vi
10/27/2017 at 11:51

it’s a really good thing I don’t have kids, ‘cos if I did and he pulled anything like that it’s quite likely he wouldn’t live long enough to make his first court date.

‘course, I’d have one of my own then...

jimz > For Sweden
10/27/2017 at 11:52

this is the second time this kid has done this. this is way past “trust issues.”

jimz > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2017 at 11:53

there’s a growing body of evidence that says people show signs of being psychopaths as early as three years old. Some people are unfixable.

they usually end up in prison, or the corner office.

nermal > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2017 at 11:59

From the way the mom talks on the 911 call, it sounds like she isn’t shocked. The child definitely isn’t a straight-A student. He’s probably been in trouble at school multiple times, has behavioral issues to the point that the parents are embarrassed to take him out in public, and is on 17 medications for ADHD and the like.

It sounds like mom has her own issues as well, probably on her own cocktail of anti-depressants. I’d wager that the child probably drinks a significant quantity of sugary / caffeinated beverages as well.

Overall, a very sad situation that needs to be addressed before it gets worse. It’s fortunate that he only banged up a few cars and a road sign, he could have seriously hurt somebody else.

Relevant:

LongbowMkII > jimz
10/27/2017 at 12:01

All three year olds are psychopaths.

LongbowMkII > nermal
10/27/2017 at 12:03

That’s a whole lot of assumptions right there.

Mercedes Streeter > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2017 at 12:03

Thankfully I didn’t have to turn any corners. I myself stray far away from drama like that. I fear losing my little foothold on life too much, plus I don’t like bringing hardship upon others. I treat others and property how I wish to be treated.

Such a concept seems lost on people like my ex tenant (the young career criminal). I hope she gets on the right track, and now I’m beginning to realize that it’s not my job to get her (or anyone else, really) on track when they don’t want to improve themselves.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > nermal
10/27/2017 at 12:05

It definitely could’ve ended much, much worse. I probably wouldn’t have posted the story if it had...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Mercedes Streeter
10/27/2017 at 12:08

Reading comprehension is hard. =) I missed the “with” and must’ve put in an “as” or something. I was like, Whoa! Miss Mercedes was a little punk kid?! Was hard to believe... Haha!

nermal > LongbowMkII
10/27/2017 at 12:09

True, but most are probably accurate.

Mercedes Streeter > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2017 at 12:15

Muahahahaha!! It’s okay. I think the worst crimes I’ve ever committed have always involved stupid car stuff...like drifting on snowy back roads or going over 100mph on the Interstate.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Mercedes Streeter
10/27/2017 at 12:18

I did a “burnout” on gravel one time in college and a highway patrolman was driving by. He made me go get a rake and repair the “damage” - haha!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > jimz
10/27/2017 at 12:38

As much as I like to think anyone can turn their life around, yeah...

Hopefully this kid’s not completely lost yet, but it seems close to that point.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2017 at 13:13

Kinja'd!!!

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
10/27/2017 at 13:14

Clearly meant tachometer.

pip bip - choose Corrour > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/28/2017 at 08:13

insane!

lock him up till at least 18 years old.