Ten-Year Old Steals Mom’s SUV After He Was Punished

When I was a child and I got grounded for something I wasn't supposed to do, my retaliation was usually to go to my room and throw things. That would last about three minutes. Of course, the punishment was well deserved because I did something I wasn't supposed to, not to mention, as I got older, I knew I would have to pay for what I broke.  I never would've even thought to do what this kid did: Ten-year old Zilan Fitch was mad that he had been punished. But instead of throwing things, trashing his room or refusing to come down for dinner, Zilan retaliated by stealing his mom's SUV and driving it straight into rush hour traffic.

Christi Sanders, the boy's mother, spotted Zilan backing out of the driveway and followed him. She reports Zilan was staying in the lanes and even using his turn signal during his joyride.

Sanders also claims Zilan was traveling at such speeds that at one point she floored her gas peddle, but couldn't catch up with him.

Eventually, Zilan was rear-ended at a stop light, and then decided to pull the SUV over.

Zilan was arrested and charged with felony unauthorized use of motor vehicle. As you can see from the video below, Zilan doesn't seem to quite grasp the damage he could have done, not to mention getting hurt or hurting someone else. What would you have done to try to avoid this?

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