A nine year old and a four year old that took a car for a joyride in Washington County last month are in trouble again… for taking another car for a joyride and putting it in the ditch. On Sunday morning, the Washington County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call regarding a car traveling in the wrong lane of traffic on Neward Drive near Indian Lore Road in the Town of Farmington, occupied by two young children. Before a deputy was able to make the traffic stop, the vehicle went into the ditch near County Trunk A and Trading Post Trail. The children didn’t suffer any injuries and the vehicle wasn’t damaged. Deputies on scene were able to identify the driver as a 9 year old West Bend juvenile, and the passenger was a 4 year old West Bend child. These are the same two children that were involved in a similar incident on June 14th in the Town of Barton. The vehicle taken this time belongs to the step father of the 9 year old. The children were transported to the Sheriff’s Office to meet with officers from the West Bend Police Department, members of Washington County Acute Care Services and the children’s parents. The Sheriff’s Office will not be seeking any traffic related charges on the youth, but the stolen vehicle complaint, and the circumstances regarding the missing vehicle, was turned over to West Bend Police and the Washington County Department of Human Services.
