Juvenile Found Riding on Exterior of
Commercial Motor Vehicle
Seymour-Today, at approximately
9:00 am, a seventeen year old Ohio boy was found riding on the exterior catwalk
of a commercial motor vehicle on I-65 northbound near Seymour in Jackson
County. The boy, who had been reported
as a runaway from Shelby, Ohio, was arrested and transported to Jackson County
Juvenile Detention in Brownstown, Indiana.
The incident began
when Motor Carrier Inspector Michael Buckley was operating the I-65 scalehouse
on I-65, just north of Seymour. MCI
Buckley observed the seventeen year old boy riding on the catwalk of the semi
between the cab and the trailer. MCI
Buckley got the driver to stop at the weigh station where he then had troopers
to respond to assist.
Initially, the
juvenile attempted to hide from the troopers.
He was then taken into custody by Trooper Seth Davidson. Trp. Davidson was able to identify the
seventeen year old juvenile who had previously been reported as a runaway from
Shelby, Ohio. Further investigation
determined that the boy may have climbed aboard the commercial motor vehicle
somewhere in Kentucky prior to daylight.
The boy was
transported to the Jackson County Juvenile Detention Center in Brownstown,
Indiana pending his transfer back to Ohio.
The driver of the
vehicle was unaware of the boy riding on his truck and will not face any
charges.
-30- SGT.
STEPHEN WHEELES
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