12-year-old steals forklift, leads police on slow-speed chase in Michigan

Tuesday, November 28, 2023
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Police in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said a 12-year-old boy driving a forklift led officers on a slow chase for more than an hour.

Dashcam footage shows the boy knocking into parked cars while going about 20 miles per hour.
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According to police, he hit about 10 cars, but luckily no one was hurt.

Investigators say the forklift was taken from a middle school, where it was left unlocked with the keys hidden inside.
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The boy eventually stopped and was taken to a juvenile detention center.
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