14 Oct 2026, Wed
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It seems schools these days need to add a lesson on why running from police is a terrible idea, since plenty of kids clearly aren’t learning it at home. A teenager in North Carolina could have used that instruction before he fled officers.

Pushing a stolen Dodge Charger to 150 mph, he put himself and everyone around him in grave danger. The reckless run is a textbook example of a young driver making a catastrophic choice.