Boy, 7, Goes for Spin to Avoid Church

Church Utah On A Mission: 7-year-old Utah Boy Takes Car Goes For Joyride To Avoid Trip To Church..

by Associated Press

Published: Wed, July 29, 2009 - 8:53 am CST Last Updated: Wed, July 29, 2009 - 8:55 am CST

(AP) Police in Utah say a 7-year-old boy led officers on a car chase in an effort to avoid going to church.

Dispatchers received reports of a child driving recklessly on Sunday morning. Weber County Sheriff's Capt. Klint Anderson says one witness said the boy drove through a stop sign.

Anderson says two deputies caught up with the boy and tried unsuccessfully to stop the Dodge Intrepid in an area about 45 miles north of Salt Lake City. The car reached 40 mph before the boy stopped in a driveway and ran inside a home.

Anderson says when the boy's father later confronted him, the boy said he didn't want to go to church. The boy is too young to prosecute and no citations were issued, although police did urge the father to make his car keys more inaccessible to children.

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alabamaoutlaw Says:

Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 4:23 am

Probabaly one of those put your nose in that corner children that doesn’t know what punishment is.Too much of this in our society right now, kids not being made responsable for their actions
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SouthernMama82 Says:

Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:25 pm

ROFL!!!! this is funny only bcuz no one was hurt. I would tan this child’s hide. do parents not teach their kids that certain things you aren’t supposed to do?