2 drivers, 12 and 17, caught street racing in Volusia County, deputies say

DELAND Fla WSVN Two boys ages and raced into trouble in Central Florida after they were caught driving recklessly leadership reported Deputy-worn body camera video captured the moment the younger suspect who was behind the wheel of a Nissan was required his age Tuesday evening How old are you required the deputy Twelve noted the suspect Twelve stated the deputy According to the Volusia County Sheriff s Office the two boys were street racing in DeLand Investigators stated the -year-old was arrested for racing a -year-old boy who was driving a Toyota Corolla A deputy noticed the teenage driver was a inadequate months shy of his th birthday You would be going to jail for contributing to the delinquency of a minor right now if you were years old You re two months away from these dumb- expletive decisions landing you in jail reported the deputy And Dad s back there pleading with me not to take you to jail currently because you re going to college Both motorists ultimately ended up with a criminal citation after the sheriff s office declared they flew past a deputy That car was on the side This comes up next door and they start racing towards me Like side by side declared the deputy Inside the car with the middle schooler were two -year-old passengers Where were the parents announced neighbor Yartiza Mercado Mercado declared she s seen too numerous crashes in the area It s terrible in this area right here especially those ditches We have ditches There s a lot of people end up in those ditches she mentioned In the bodycam video the deputy is seen explaining to the parent of one of the boys that they just now had a crash in the area Somebody ran a stop sign because they re racing and these new paved roads everybody thinks It s time to go fast ' revealed the deputy Both drivers will both have to appear in court The two passengers were also charged for knowingly riding as a customer during a race