12-year-old boy leads deputies on chase through Orange County

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

A sheriff's deputy saw someone driving erratically on Del Obispo near Paseo Carolina at about 1:17 a.m. Wednesday.

The driver ended up slamming into a tree in a center median on Dana Harbor Drive between Cove Road and Island Way. The car caught fire and was fully engulfed.

The boy was found hiding in some bushes near a boat dock and released to the custody of his parents.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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