Crime & Safety
Teens Takes Parents Truck for Joyride in PB, Crashes into Utility Box
The boy bailed on foot but was quickly caught by officers.
A 14-year-old Arizona boy took his parents' pickup for a joyride in Pacific Beach early today, leading patrol officers on a very brief chase that ended in a noninjury crash, police said.
Officers spotted the underage driver at Mission Boulevard and Reed Avenue at 3:08 a.m., according to San Diego police Officer Frank Cali.
After a two-minute pursuit, the boy crashed into a utility box at Cass Street and Pacific Beach Drive, he said, adding no one was hurt.
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The boy bailed on foot but was quickly caught by officers. Cali said he may have been accompanied by a buddy who got away.
The boy apparently was released to his parents, according to Cali.
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