An 18-year-old new driver took on more than he could chew when he tried to involve the driver of a Chevrolet Impala in a race. The Impala had tinted windows, which may be why the boy didn't noticed the uniformed police officer at the wheel, although I'm inclined to think that the real reason was that he was too busy acting tough.

The Impala was an unmarked police car and the young driver tried repeatedly to get the uniformed officer to race, not allowing him to pass and traveling at higher and higher speeds. When the speed reached 160 km/ph, the officer stopped the youth out of concern for his safety.

The officer said, "He was playing tough guy until he got stopped. Then he cried until his parents got there." The young man’s license has been suspended and the car impounded for a week.

The car was, in fact, his parents' new car, so I suspect they gave him something to cry about!

The Star