Yahoo Autos 15-Year-Old In A C6 Corvette Runs From California Police
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There’s a real problem with kids in stolen cars running from cops, like this 15-year-old in California using a C6 Corvette to flee from San Bernadino County deputies on the night of October 11. If it shocks you that someone so young not only stole a vehicle but fled from police at high speeds, you probably haven’t been paying close attention to what’s been happening over the past several years.
Dad tries showing off in his classic Corvette and pays the price.
Not only has there been a steady increase in car theft across much of the country, many of those thefts are pulled off by minors. Theft rings will teach kids how to boost vehicles, hiring them out for shockingly little as the teens and sometimes children as young as eight enjoy the thrill of stealing.
We suspect for many of these little thieves, running from police just adds to the perks of the job. With their brains still developing, they don’t seem capable of understanding just how dangerous such a thing is or that it’s putting other people at risk or serious injury, even death.
The C6 Corvette reportedly was stolen out of Hesperia, with deputies encountering it just before 10 pm, says Fox 11. However, when they attempted a legal traffic stop, the teen driver took off, running for almost 70 miles.
Ultimately what took him down wasn’t a crash with another car, thankfully, nor was it Stop Sticks or a PIT maneuver. Instead, it was the greatest enemy of every inexperienced driver: himself. In El Monte he lost control of the rear-wheel-drive, front-engine American sports car, crashing nose-first into a fence.
Deputies then arrested the underage driver as well as the 19-year-old passenger. We wouldn’t be surprised if the two get a sweet deal from prosecutors, but their fate remains to be seen.
Image via Fox 11 Los Angeles/YouTube
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