13-year-old stole car – police chase stopped by accident

Apparently out of boredom, a 13-year-old in Burgenland grabbed a car at the weekend and then raced down the highway at hellish speed.

A 13-year-old boy who caused a large police operation in Burgenland and Lower Austria at the weekend apparently didn’t have much interest in football. The teenager was probably bored during a match at the Kukmirn sports field on Saturday afternoon and then went to the referee’s house. There he found the key to a linesman’s car and decided to take the vehicle for a “joyride”. Car gone, boy gone Before the final whistle, both the car and the 13-year-old had disappeared. Despite a search, he and the car could not be found for the time being. Until the boy happened to be in Wr. on Sunday. Neustadt was discovered. However, the 13-year-old had no desire to give the vehicle back and then went on a wild chase with the police. Escape at 180 km/h on the expressway. He stepped on the gas, drove onto the S 4 and then continued on the A 2 to the S 6 Direction Semmering. In order to escape the police cars, he kept the accelerator fully depressed and was sometimes traveling at speeds of 160 to 180 km/h. Attempts by the officers to stop him were unsuccessful. At Gloggnitz, however, the boy lost his driving skills, he crashed into a guardrail in a construction site and damaged the car so badly that he could no longer drive. Softgun and stun gun Several police vehicles and even the Cobra took part in the chase. The boy was initially arrested. When officers searched the car after the accident, they found a soft gun and a stun gun. It also turned out that the teenager had swapped the Burgenland license plate of the car for a Styrian one. It is not yet clear where the license plate comes from. Since the 13-year-old is still of legal age, the “excursion” should have no consequences for him.
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