12-year-old girl driving her dad's truck leads police on car chase through several towns

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DANGEROUS CHASE. VIDEO TAKEN BY WITNESSES SHOWED THE CHAOTIC SCENE ON CHESHIRE COUNTY ROADS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. POLICE SAY A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL IS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THAT WHITE PICKUP TRUCK. AT ONE POINT, I SAW A PEDESTRIAN AND I MY LIKE MY HEART SKIPPED. I’M LIKE THIS TRUCK. I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE DRIVER, BUT IT WAS EVERYWHERE. DASHBOARD CAMERA FOOTAGE TAKEN BY KANDICE CONNELL SHOWS THE TRUCK MOVING ERRATICALLY OVER THE CENTER LINE AND INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I JUST REALLY STAYED BEHIND AND I REALLY, REALLY COULD SEE THE PICKUP TRUCK ALL OVER THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS A LITTLE SCARY. POLICE SAY THE TRUCK BELONGS TO THE 12 YEAR OLD’S FATHER. THAT CHASE WEAVING THROUGH MULTIPLE TOWNS. POLICE SAY THEIR TOP PRIORITY WAS KEEPING OTHER DRIVERS SAFE, PUTTING A CAR OUT IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO GET ONCOMING TRAFFIC, TO PULL OVER. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK WAS ERRATIC, THE POLICE OFFICER SEEMED TO BE DEALING WITH IT IN A CALM WAY, ACCORDING TO POLICE OFFICERS. EVENTUALLY LAID DOWN A SPIKE STRIP NEAR HINSDALE ROAD IN MAIN STREET, STOPPING THE TRUCK JUST OUTSIDE OF THIS RITE AID. THE 12 YEAR OLD ALLEGEDLY RUNNING INTO THE WOODS ON FOOT WHERE SHE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. CONNELL SAYS THAT SHE’S GRATEFUL EVERYONE’S OKAY AFTER SEEING MULTIPLE NEAR-MISSES DURING THE CHASE. I WAS AFRAID OF SOMEBODY GETTING HURT. AND THAT 12 YEAR-OLD WAS PLACED INTO PROTECTIVE CUSTODY, THEN RELEASED TO FAMILY MEMBERS. POLICE SAY THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED OR SERIOUS DAMAGE.

Dashboard camera video shows a white Chevy pickup truck trailed by several police officers

A 12-year-old girl allegedly led police on a car chase Tuesday afternoon through several towns in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.A Winchester, New Hampshire, patrol officer who was involved in the chase said it was a dangerous situation, but no one was hurt.Dashboard camera video taken by a driver trailing just behind the chase shows a white Chevy pickup truck trailed by several police officers. Officials said a 12-year-old girl was behind the wheel of her father's truck.The driver who took the video, Candace Connell, told sister station WMUR News 9 that at several points, the pickup truck swerved off the road and into the oncoming traffic lane. "At one point, I saw a pedestrian and my heart skipped. I'm like this truck, I don't know what's wrong with the driver, but it was everywhere," Connell said. "I just really tried to stay behind and I really, really could see the pickup truck all over the place where it was a little scary."Police said that during the chase, their top priority was protecting other cars on the road. They had a vehicle out ahead of the chase to pull over oncoming traffic. "Although the truck was erratic, the police seemed to be dealing with it in a calm way," Connell said.Eventually, a spike strip was laid down near Hinsdale Road and Main Street in Winchester, which popped the truck's tires. Police said the girl ran into nearby woods but was quickly taken into custody. They said the chase lasted about 30 minutes, and they're grateful no one was hurt.She was placed in protective custody and then released to her parents, police said.

A 12-year-old girl allegedly led police on a car chase Tuesday afternoon through several towns in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

A Winchester, New Hampshire, patrol officer who was involved in the chase said it was a dangerous situation, but no one was hurt.

Dashboard camera video taken by a driver trailing just behind the chase shows a white Chevy pickup truck trailed by several police officers. Officials said a 12-year-old girl was behind the wheel of her father's truck.

The driver who took the video, Candace Connell, told sister station WMUR News 9 that at several points, the pickup truck swerved off the road and into the oncoming traffic lane.

"At one point, I saw a pedestrian and my heart skipped. I'm like this truck, I don't know what's wrong with the driver, but it was everywhere," Connell said. "I just really tried to stay behind and I really, really could see the pickup truck all over the place where it was a little scary."

Police said that during the chase, their top priority was protecting other cars on the road. They had a vehicle out ahead of the chase to pull over oncoming traffic.

"Although the truck was erratic, the police seemed to be dealing with it in a calm way," Connell said.

Eventually, a spike strip was laid down near Hinsdale Road and Main Street in Winchester, which popped the truck's tires.

Police said the girl ran into nearby woods but was quickly taken into custody. They said the chase lasted about 30 minutes, and they're grateful no one was hurt.

She was placed in protective custody and then released to her parents, police said.

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