Ten-Year-Old Takes Stolen Van
Never too early to start learning a trade: a 10-year-old boy in Sausalito is apparently adroit at grand theft auto.
Police saw the pint-sized driver early Sunday morning and pulled him over. A 14-year-old was also in the stolen van. The boys are alleged to have taken the car from the parking lot of St. Vincent's, a school for kids in trouble with the law. Clearly, the institution hasn't exactly turned the kid's life around.
The pre-teen was able to steal the car by snatching the driver's keys from a school office.
Fortunately, no one was hurt by the car thief. But the last few days have been particularly bloody when it comes to car crashes.
In South San Francisco, a drunk driver nearly killed a couple who were trying to catch a loose dog. The suspect hit a man and a woman, then continued and hit another car a few blocks later. The driver has not yet been charged with a crime, according to the District Attorney.
In Mendocino, a head-on crash killed a CHP officer. Investigators say that one of the cars involved crossed the traffic line, but aren't sure which one it was. Both cars were apparently traveling too fast to avoid a fatal collision. And in Oakland, a family is in mourning after a man drove over his one-year-old niece, killing her.
Even the Dalai Lama's family has been impacted by vehicular death this week. The spiritual leader's nephew was leading a walk to promote Tibetan independence when a driver struck and killed him. Police are calling it an "accident," though it's unclear what the driver was attempting to accomplish by driving towards the victim.
