"I was bored so I took the car:" 17-year-old arrested for speeding and driving stolen car

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – A Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Deputy working to catch speeders stopped a driver going 84 mph in a 55 mph zone Wednesday morning around 1 a.m. on I-41 north near Watertown Plank Road.

The deputy discovered that the 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan had been reported as stolen. The 17-year-old driver from Milwaukee cooperated during the arrested and told deputies, "I was bored so I took the car.”

From September 13 to September 19 250 drivers were ticketed for speeding. The majority of speeders ticketed were going 20-24 mph over the speed limit. 

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