Really, it's not his fault.

[Jimbone]

PENN HILLS, Pa. —

Police said a 14-year-old stole a car on Sunday then led officers on a chase that ended in a crash on a Parkway East ramp.

Investigators said the chase began when a man called 911 after he saw someone driving his friend's stolen vehicle on Rodi Road. When officers caught up with the stolen car, the driver tried fleeing and led them onto a Parkway East ramp where he crashed and flipped several times.

Channel 11's Dave Bondy spoke to the mother of the 14-year-old accused of stealing the car. She said what her son did was wrong, but the owner of the car made it too easy for her car to be stolen.

"My son was wrong for taking that vehicle but someone jumped out of their car and a 14-year-old seen the opportunity to take the car. He didn't break the car to steal it. They left the keys in the car. I think as an adult we have some type of ownership to being responsible for our vehicles," the boy's mother said.

Troopers said the chase was called off before the teen flipped the jeep on the Parkway East. The boy's mother said she doesn't think police should have followed her son.

"He had to no right to chase my son. It could have been a situation where maybe it was just a joyride down the street. Maybe he wanted to go further than he felt like walking," she said.

[Duchess]

More candidates for the stupid train. Load 'em up.

[Lady Cop]

i hope mom will enjoy visiting her precious little snowflake in prison someday. exactly what she deserves.

[Lady Cop]

here's a right-thinking dad--->







News13 Fla.

PALM BAY --

A Brevard County teenager is in a whole lot of trouble after driving his father's car into a lake early Thursday morning.

The 14-year-old and his girlfriend managed to escape with minor injuries, but now the teen faces some serious charges -- brought on by his own dad.

Only visible by its bumper, a police dive team searched the small lake for a white Dodge Intrepid.

Palm Bay police said the teen stole his father's car and took it on a 3 a.m. joyride with his 18-year-old girlfriend at Palm Bay Regional Park.

That, police said, was when the boy lost control and ended up driving into the lake.

The boy's mother, said she was just relieved that both teens made it out safely.

"It's about 3 to 4 feet right here, where the car first went in," she said. "My son said it went in fast and hard, and the water was filling up on both sides, and it just kept getting deeper."

Water was rushing into vehicle, but the teen's mother said her son had watched a TV show on how to escape such a scenario.

"He was able to pull himself and his friend out of the vehicle as it was sinking in the water," she said. "He was able to pull a door open after a lot of struggling with it, and pull her across and pull them both out as the car was sinking."

Inside the car, police found some fish and the boy’s hat.

The vehicle was deemed a total loss, and so was everything inside, including hundreds of dollars' worth of computer equipment that belonged to the teen's father.

Now, the father, is pressing charges against his own son.

"Right now we're looking at a stolen vehicle, so grand theft," said Palm Bay police Sgt. Jesse Eakins. "He was on home detention, so you're looking at violating his probation. Plus, we have several traffic charges we will charge him with. He's definitely getting punished for this joyride."

A hard lesson to learn, but his parents said they hope it will help him in the long run.

"We're very lucky we're not planning a funeral today, and he's at home resting," the boy's mother said.

After that day of rest Thursday, the 14-year-old's parents said they are bringing their son to a juvenile detention center on Friday.

[ramseycat]

Good. I would do the same thing if one of my kids stole my car or anyone else's.

[Jezreel]

Good for the parents pressing charges, sounds like their son has been in trouble before and they do not want it going further and are showing him they will not put up with it. I hope he learns his lesson and smartens up.

RE post #1 - that son will never do wrong in his mother's eyes not matter what he does, it will always be someone else's fault, even when he robs or kills someone in the future, mummy dearest will be standing there defending him, saying well "that guy shouldn't have been wearing his watch or carrying his wallet, my son obviously needed money and to know what the time was"!