Man arrested after letting 10-year-old son drive a pickup truck on the 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.
The boy led troopers on a brief pursuit Saturday afternoon - weaving and speeding on State Route 101 in Scottsdale - before being pulled over (ABC 7)DPS officials said the truck failed to stop and the trooper pursued it before the child driver pulled over in an emergency lane. According to DPS, the 10-year-old boy isn’t facing any charges. The Sheriff’s officials didn’t immediately return a call Sunday regarding whether the father was still jailed or released on bond.
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Meanwhile, it's been a busy week for crime in Arizona. Last week, a woman shot and killed a registered sex offender who attempted to break into her home on Thursday afternoon, according to local authorities.
The incident occurred just after 2pm. near the intersection of Garvey and Pyle Roads in Tucson, Arizona. The sheriff's department stated that 42-year-old Jayson Magrum tried to forcibly enter the Arizona home of a 54-year-old woman who was home alone at the time.
Photos of the brief police chase in Arizona, where a 10-year-old was weaving between cars (ABC 7)The woman yelled at Magrum to leave, but he continued attempting to break in. She then armed herself with a handgun and fired a warning shot out of a window in an effort to scare him away. However, Magrum then reached inside the home in an attempt to take the gun from her.
The woman then opened fire in an act of self-defense, shooting Magrum who collapsed in the driveway. When deputies arrived on scene, they found Magrum deceased. He was later confirmed to be a registered sex offender from Utah.
The female homeowner was uninjured in the incident. No arrests have been made. The Pima County Sheriff's Department is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the attempted break-in and shooting.
Elsewhere in Arizona, a 14-year-old boy has miraculously survived after falling almost 100ft off a ledge at the Grand Canyon. Rescue crews spent two hours trying to pull Wyatt Kauffman to safety on Tuesday, August 8, after the teen fell off a ledge at the North Rim of the tourist site in Arizona.
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