POSTED: 12:54 pm CDT August 14, 2009
UPDATED: 6:28 pm CDT August 14, 2009
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Police said teens stole two go-carts from Cool Crest overnight and raced them down Interstate 70.
Go-Cart Track at Cool Crest
Police said the thieves broke a window in a storage shed and stole the carts, which sounded the alarms at the entertainment park.Witnesses reported seeing the go-carts driving down the highway.”Some people driving by thought it was odd there were go-carts on the highway, so they called in and reported it,” Cool Crest’s Kyle Breon told KMBC’s Peggy Breit.Police spotted the two go-carts pulling off Interstate 70 at Manchester Trafficway, which is about 4 miles away from Cool Crest.The teens tried to run away, but police quickly caught them. Two 14-year-old boys from Kansas City were arrested.The go-carts were not damaged.