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Teenager in go-kart leaves police standing

A teenager speeding through a German town in a go-kart with seven squad cars in hot pursuit managed to give the frustrated officers the slip, police said on Friday. After leading the convoy on a 5km chase through the winding streets of Moenchengladbach, the 18-year-old driver spotted a private garage with an open door, where he decided to lie low.

Police spokesman Willy Thevissen said: “We were chasing him across town, but the squad cars couldn’t keep up because the go-cart was able to take the corners faster and he was able to get away.”

However, police later discovered his hiding place. He was questioned and charged with driving without a license and driving a go-kart on a public street, which is not permitted in Germany.

Officer Thevissen said: “He told us he knew driving a go-cart on the street is illegal. But he had purchased the vehicle from a friend and said he had no other way of getting it home.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .