Crime & Safety

Boy, 12, Arrested After Leading Police on Car Chase

The chase, which started in Goose Creek, didn't end until police used stop sticks to deflate the vehicle's tires.

A young boy allegedly led police on a car chase from Walmart on St. James Avenue to I-26 eastbound Thursday afternoon,Β the Post and Courier reported.

Multiple attempts by authorities to stop the 12-year-old driver were unsuccessful until stop sticks deflated two back tires near Montague Avenue.Β 

The child was charged with possessing a stolen vehicle, failure to stop for a blue light, leaving the scene of an accident involving an unattended vehicle, and driving without a license.

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