San Diego teen arrested for alleged U-Haul stunts caught on video

This kid’s joyride came with a $5,153 bill, and a trip to jail.

An 18-year-old San Diego-area daredevil was busted after cops say he turned a rented U-Haul pickup into a sideshow prop, allegedly ripping through an intersection while filming the stunts for social media.

San Diego police released video appearing to show the teen and a passenger pulling off a series of stunts in the U-Haul.

And that apparently wasn’t his only brush with reckless driving.

Another video shows a white sedan darting between lanes on a highway, at one point narrowly squeezing between other vehicles.

Cops say the teen routinely posted videos on social media showing himself driving recklessly around the San Diego region.

Officers caught up with him Saturday, when they detained him as he was allegedly pulling the stunts in the rented pickup.

The U-Haul antics caused an estimated $5,153 in damage, according to police.

The teen was booked into San Diego County Central Jail on charges including felony vandalism, exhibition of speed and reckless driving.

But his legal problems may be just getting started.

Investigators have linked him to several earlier incidents involving similar activity, police said. Those cases remain under investigation, with additional charges possible.

Facebook commenters had their own takes on the stunt show:

“It cost you $5,100 to power wash the street for 15 minutes?”

“If not a race car, why does it have a sponsor on the sides?”

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