11-Year-Old Minivan Driver In Northern California Crashes After Avoiding Traffic Stop, CHP Reports

CBS Bay Area

December 17, 2024

An 11-year-old driving a minivan recklessly north of Sacramento lost control and crashed in a rainstorm after evading a traffic stop, the California Highway Patrol said.

The CHP said the incident began Saturday at about 10:42 a.m. just north of Oroville in Butte County, about 70 miles north of Sacramento. In a social media post, the CHP Oroville office said it received multiple reports of a reckless driver on southbound State Route 99 just north of State Route 149. Callers told the CHP the silver minivan was traveling at varying speeds and weaving within all lanes.

Officers located the vehicle on southbound SR-149 and attempted to pull it over, but the driver sped away toward southbound SR-70. Officers ended their pursuit of the vehicle because of the stormy conditions, the CHP said.

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