A US man has been arrested after allowing his 10-year-old son to drive a pickup truck on a Phoenix-area freeway, authorities said Sunday after the child led deputies on a short-lived chase down a highway
Authorities report that a Phoenix man has been arrested after allowing his 10-year-old son drive a pickup truck on the highway, where the boy led police on a short chase.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said the boy led troopers on a brief pursuit Saturday afternoon before being pulled over. The child weaving and speeding on State Route 101 in Scottsdale – with his father in the passenger’s seat.
The Phoenix man was booked into the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office jail on suspicion of endangerment, unlawfully permitting a minor to drive and having an open container of alcohol in the vehicle.
A motorist called 911 around 3:30 p.m. and said it appeared a child was driving the truck on the freeway, according to DPS. A trooper spotted the vehicle and tried to stop it after seeing the driver changing lanes unsafely.