11-year-old charged after taking parents SUV for joy ride; how would you handle

this situation? Charleston, S.C. --

An 11 year old girl is charged with careless driving after police say, she and her sister took their parent's SUV for a joy ride.

Police say two sisters an 11 year old and 7 year old took their parent's SUV at 3:00 in the morning on Saturday. The girls took the vehicle from thier home on Pondersosa Drive in West Ashley. Police say they then drove the vehicle to a convenience at Savage Road and Highway 17, that's where police say, the 11 year old driver, struck one of the gas pumps.

A clerk at the store notified police about the incident. Police officers were looking for the vehicle when a motorist called police about 7:30 a.m. about a single car accident on Sanders Road off of Bees Ferry Road. The girls were found inside the vehicle with scrapes and bruises. They were taken to MUSC. The eleven year-old was issued citations for careless driving and no drivers’ license.
 
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