of 7-year-old steals car to avoid church

Utah 7-Year-Old Steals Car To Avoid Church: The Weber County Sheriff's Office has released a video of a 7-year-old boy who took the family car and led police on a low-speed chase...just to avoid going to church. The boy told deputies it was just too hot to go to church, so he went for a joyride. See the video below.

Dispatchers received reports of a child driving recklessly on Sunday morning. Weber County Sheriff's Capt. Klint Anderson says one witness said the boy drove through a stop sign.

Anderson says two deputies caught up with the boy and tried unsuccessfully to stop the Dodge Intrepid in an area about 45 miles north of Salt Lake City. The car reached 40 mph before the boy stopped in a driveway and ran inside a home.

Anderson says when the boy's father later confronted him, the boy said he didn't want to go to church. The boy is too young to prosecute and no citations were issued, although police did urge the father to make his car keys more inaccessible to children.

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[via Arbroath]