GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Investigators said a driver who led troopers on a pursuit at speeds over 100 mph wasn’t even old enough to legally have a driver’s license.
In a news release, Nebraska State Patrol said that a trooper observed a Nissan Pathfinder traveling on Interstate 80 at approximately 35 mph just after 9:30 p.m. on Monday night. When the trooper tried to stop the vehicle, it took off at a high rate of speed.
Troopers said they began to pursue the vehicle, which “reached speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour as it fled” on I-80. The chase ended when a trooper successfully deployed stop sticks, which slowed the vehicle.
Approximately 15 minutes after the pursuit began, a trooper successfully performed a tactical vehicle intervention and brought the suspect’s vehicle to a stop. Troopers said inside the car they found a 13-year-old girl behind the wheel and an 11-year-old boy in the passenger seat.
Investigators said the juveniles were taken into custody. When officers searched the car, they found a gun, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, KKTV reported.
Nebraska State Patrol did not say whether the children would face charges.
