VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A 12-year-old and a 17-year-old have been arrested earlier this week after deputies stated they have been caught racing on a facet road in Florida.
Physique digital camera video from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a deputy pulling over two automobiles on Tuesday close to Dahlia Highway and West Parkway.
“What was the racing (expletive)?” the deputy requested the primary driver, who was recognized as a 17-year-old boy.
The deputy then walks over to the second automobile to discover a 12-year-old behind the wheel.
“Do you might have a license?” the deputy requested. “I used to be simply testing …” the boy stated.
The video then exhibits the deputy telling the boy to hop out of the automobile earlier than inserting him in handcuffs.
“I bought these two automobiles that have been racing on one of many facet streets,” the deputy informed somebody whereas in his patrol automobile. “The driving force of one of many automobiles is 12. The opposite driver is 17. There’s two different juveniles with the 12-year-old.”
“Whose automobile is he driving?” the individual requested. “The 12-year-old was driving the entrance seat passenger’s mother’s automobile.”
Mother and father confirmed up on the scene shortly after. The deputy informed the 17-year-old’s dad or mum that his son was racing the 12-year-old and “he’s getting arrested right now.”
“Who’s getting arrested?” the dad or mum requested.
“Each the drivers,” the deputy stated. “Racing on a roadway is prohibited.”
The deputy stated he was parked in a marked patrol automobile when the 2 automobiles have been seen racing towards him.
“I do know, man, however rattling,” the dad or mum stated. “My son is beginning faculty this yr.”
“Then he must get his head out of his (expletive),” the deputy informed the dad or mum.
Based on the Volusia County Sheriff’s Workplace, the 12-year-old was cited for not having a driver’s license and racing on a freeway. The 17-year-old was additionally cited for racing on a freeway.
