OROVILLE, Calif. (KHSL) – A police officer in California had a shocking surprise when the car he was chasing came to a stop and found a 9-year-old boy behind the wheel.
“Several other officers showed up as well and it was kind of one of those ‘no one really believed it’ kind of things,” Officer Terry Dunn said. “So, several other officers showed up to the scene just to see in fact that it was a 9-year-old driving the vehicle.”
Dunn noticed a car stopped in the middle of an intersection and then announced over the PA system for it to move, which started a pursuit.
After making his way through a gas station and a dirt lot, the 9-year-old backed into Dunn’s patrol car.
“I exited my patrol vehicle, made an approach, and as I was approaching, I could see a kid which turned out to be a 9-year-old …