CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) -- State troopers say a 14-year-old runaway from Chicago stole a charter bus yesterday and drove it on Interstate 80 in northwest Indiana until a small fire broke out under the vehicle.
A caller reported to police that a charter bus was being driven erratically, weaving between lanes and leaving a trail of sparks from its muffler. The caller said the bus hit a construction wall and pulled off to the side when a small fire started under the bus.
A trooper found the bus along I-80 and the boy trying to hide along the shoulder wall. The owner of the bus told police he didn't know it was missing.
The teen was taken to a juvenile center in Crown Point, Indiana, and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle.
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