Before police, according to reports, could break into the bus and tase the disobedient youngster inside, he attempted to run over someone at a gas station while stealing a school bus in the Nashville region.
Around 4 p.m. on Saturday, the unnamed 14-year-old boarded a bus in Antioch from Kipp College Prep and went for a joyride in West Nashville.
He traveled to a petrol station, where, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department, he attempted to run over a pedestrian while colliding with a diesel fuel pump.
Uncertainty surrounds when police began pursuing the boy, who later struck another vehicle on the I-40 west.
Eventually, officers were able to slow down the bus, break the windows and use a taser on the teenager. It’s clear how the teenager got the keys to the bus.
He was booked in juvenile detention.
Officers were travelling at a speed up to 65mph to stop the bus and used a spike strip to slow the bus down near Exit 192.
‘The teen evidently saw the spike strip, slowed the bus, and attempted to turn around in the middle of the westbound lanes,’ police said.
But, the teen’s getaway attempt was too slow and gave officers the opportunity to break into bus and capture him.
He was taken into custody and charged with evading arrest, vehicle theft, reckless driving, aggravated assault, leaving the scene of a crash, driving without a license and failure to report a crash.
The name of the teen has not been released.
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