Boy, 13, crashes Audi into wall to turn the car into mangled mess as he is arrested after taking it from his home
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested after he crashed an Audi into a wall after taking it from his home.
The teenager crashed the car into a garden wall in Crockfords Road, Newmarket, on Monday.
He was arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking, driving without a licence and insurance and failing to report a road traffic collision.
A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said the boy has 'been bailed to return to the police station later in the year'.
The force shared a photograph of the vehicle after the crash, showing damage to the front left side.
A look at the damage which was caused to the Audi after the teenager drove it into a wall
According to the law, a person can be found guilty of aggravated vehicle taking if the vehicle is unlawfully taken and driven in such a way that damage is caused to property.
The law also applies if damage is caused to the vehicle or the vehicle was driven dangerously on a road or in a public place.
This comes after an 11-year-old boy towed a 'stolen' caravan on the M1[2] for nearly 40 miles.
Janine Forth took to Facebook to reveal that the caravan belonged to her as she claimed she returned to the site just in time to see it being hitched up to the vehicle and that the thieves removed its tracking device.
The boy has been arrested after North Yorkshire Police stopped the vehicle, which costs upwards of £67,625 and was fitted with cloned registration plates, after a caravan theft was reported to the force.
Ms Forth wrote: 'We arrived at the caravan site just as they had hitched it up and were driving away with it.
'If it [hadn't] been for quick thinking and the amazing response from the police, god knows what would have happened.'
References
- ^ Milo Pope (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ 11-year-old boy towed a 'stolen' caravan on the M1 (www.dailymail.co.uk)