Ten-Year-Old Boy Leads Police on High-Speed Chase
Indystar.com
09-25-03
ALBION, Ind. – A 10 year-old boy stole the car that was taking him to a psychiatric hospital and fled police at speeds up to 70 mph before a crash ended the chase.
The boy, who was not injured in the crash, could face felony charges of resisting law enforcement, said Noble County Sheriff Gary Leatherman
The original driver pulled off of U.S. 33 in southern Noble County and got out of the car. The boy locked the door and drove off, police said.
Sheriff’s deputies and Indiana state police chased the car for about four miles at speeds reaching 70 mph as the boy repeatedly left the highway to avoid tire-deflating devices officers placed in the road to puncture the vehicle’s tires.
The chase ended when the car left the road and struck a culvert just south of the Whitley County Line, Leatherman said.
The boy was not injured. Police said Oaklawn had not reported any previous behavioral problems with the boy.
The boy, who was returned to Oaklawn, may face felony charges of resisting law enforcement, police said.