11-year-old charged with driving drunk in Alabama

Source: Reuters

MIAMI (Reuters) - An 11-year-old girl was charged with drunken driving after leading police on a chase at speeds of up to 100 mph that ended when she flipped the car in an Alabama beach town.

A video camera in the police car captured the look of surprise on the officer's face when he approached the wrecked car and got a look at the motorist.

The Mobile Press-Register newspaper said the patrolman saw the Chevrolet Monte Carlo speeding and flashed his lights to signal the driver to stop. Instead, the car sped faster, travelling at up to 100 mph (160 kph) before sideswiping another vehicle and flipping over in the Gulf Coast town of Orange Beach, Alabama, on Tuesday night.

The young driver, who lived nearby in Perdido Key, Florida, was treated at a hospital for scrapes and bruises and released to relatives. Police also charged her with speeding, leaving the scene of an accident and reckless endangerment.

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She's lucky to be alive!

The cops are just lucky that little brother was in jail rather than in the car. It could have gotten ugly.

The drinking age is 21 not 11

their parents are so neglectful but...:scared:

we have to pay for the Iraq War and Star Wars in e. Europe.

Working 70+ hour workweeks at multiple, part time jobs.

If not, 5...4...3...2..

Paris Hilton is one hell of a role model.

I don't think I could see over the dash at 11.

Couldn't they be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor? Wonder if she will serve time or just be placed on probation?

I guess the thought is that only Alabamans give a shit about 11 years driving drunk at high speeds.

his parents were out of town, he got into their booze and then he took the keys to their BMW. While he was pulling out of a drive way a cop flashed his lights to tell my friend to turn on his headlights, but the kid was so stupid that he panicked and tried to run for the cop who had no interest in following him until he peeled out and tried to run away.

So eventually this kid stops his car, but he stops it on a hill and doesn't put on the e-brake so the car rolled back and smashed up the cop car. This was the point where the kid decided to mouth off and I guess next thing he knew he found himself face down on the ground with a heel on the back of his neck.

The girl is neither an adult or a licensed driver. That makes her the VICTIM, not the perp!

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