Preston Scarbrough, 7, ‘steals’ family car to avoid going to church and leads police on a car chase
Aww! The lengths some people will go to avoid attending church.
A seven-year-old boy in Plain City, Utah, decided it was too hot to go to church on July 26, so he “borrowed” the family car and went on a joy ride instead.
Deputies found the car near the local high school and tailed it for 10 blocks, all while the driver weaved in traffic lanes and blew through stop signs.
Preston maintained speeds up to 45 miles an hour, even though he had some trouble reaching the pedals.
“His speed was slow, but erratic … and so he would kind of scoot down lower to push on the gas and kinda sit up on the seat more to see right where he was going,” Bell said.
The chase came to an end at Preston’s home, when he got out of the car, ran and hid in the basement.