Officer: Marion County boy, 11, found safe after taking family truck, trailer

September 21, 2016 at 5:28 p.m. | Updated September 21, 2016 at 5:33 p.m.

by Associated Press

Tennessee State Highway Patrol Trooper Wade Clepper enters an ID and works up a report after making a surprise safety inspection at the Monteagle weigh station on I-24 East on October 1, 2015. Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Tennessee State Highway Patrol Trooper Wade Clepper enters an ID and works up a report after making a surprise safety inspection at the Monteagle weigh station on I-24 East on October 1, 2015. Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press.

CHATTANOOGA - Police say an 11-year-old southeastern Tennessee boy is safe after driving his family's truck to the next county.

A Tennessee Highway Patrol officer told WTVC-TV that the boy drove the truck, which had a trailer attached, from his home in Marion County to the western edge of Chattanooga in nearby Hamilton County. THP Sgt. Alan Bailey says the boy was found unharmed.

Police issued an alert late Thursday morning after the family reported that the child took the vehicle. He was found about an hour later.

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