9-year-old boy who tried to drive to school led a California police officer on a chase, authorities say

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9-year-old boy who tried to drive to school led a California police officer on a chase, authorities say

A 9-year-old boy on his way to school led police on a chase in northern California recently, surprising the police officer who pulled him over. “Several other officers showed up as well and it was kind of one of those ‘no one really believed it’ kind of things,” Office Terry Dunn, a California Highway Patrol officer in Oroville, told KHSL. Dunn told the station he noticed the car stopped in the middle of an intersection and announced over the PA system for the car to move. The car turned, made his way through another intersection, through the parking lot of a gas station and into a dirt lot before backing into Dunn’s patrol car. “A few seconds later, I did notice a little head bobbing inside, unusual, I exited my patrol vehicle, made an approach and as I was approaching, I could see a kid, which turned out to be a 9-year-old child sticking his head out saying, ‘I’m sorry, I was trying to get to school.” Police were able to contact the principal of the school, which was nearby, and the child’s parent. The boy was able to get to school after the incident. “Hopefully a lot of other people take this to heart and learn from it, so hopefully this doesn’t happen again in the future. Just maybe talk to your children about the dangers of driving a vehicle and what could possibly happen,” Dunn said.

OROVILLE, Calif. (Video above: KHSL via CNN) —

A 9-year-old boy on his way to school led police on a chase in northern California recently, surprising the police officer who pulled him over.

“Several other officers showed up as well and it was kind of one of those ‘no one really believed it’ kind of things,” Office Terry Dunn, a California Highway Patrol officer in Oroville, told KHSL.

Dunn told the station he noticed the car stopped in the middle of an intersection and announced over the PA system for the car to move. The car turned, made his way through another intersection, through the parking lot of a gas station and into a dirt lot before backing into Dunn’s patrol car.

“A few seconds later, I did notice a little head bobbing inside, unusual, I exited my patrol vehicle, made an approach and as I was approaching, I could see a kid, which turned out to be a 9-year-old child sticking his head out saying, ‘I’m sorry, I was trying to get to school.”

Police were able to contact the principal of the school, which was nearby, and the child’s parent. The boy was able to get to school after the incident.

“Hopefully a lot of other people take this to heart and learn from it, so hopefully this doesn’t happen again in the future. Just maybe talk to your children about the dangers of driving a vehicle and what could possibly happen,” Dunn said.

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