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Apr 26, 2008 10:45 am US/Eastern

7 Year Old Takes Family SUV For Crash Test

PALM BEACH GARDENS (CBS4) ― A South Florida driver could face grand theft auto charges after taking his grandmother's Dodge Durango for a ride in Palm Beach Gardens on Friday afternoon, but after all, this driver is only 7. 
The boy took the vehicle for an eight-minute drive, causing damage to cars, signs, and mailboxes in his neighborhood. 
Police explained that he drove until a wheel fell off. The right front wheel, to be exact, which broke off after the boy hit a sign.
The boy's mother said he grabbed the keys to his grandmother's sport utility vehicle, backed it out of her driveway, and took off.
Police spokeswoman Ellen Lovejoy said the boy is unlikely to be prosecuted. They arrested him so he can get some help, noting the incident was "unusual behavior for a 7-year-old."   

 

 



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