Ducks intentionally run over with car Sunrise, FL (US) Incident Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 County: Broward Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Charges: Felony CTA Alleged: 17 year old male

Case ID: 11487 Classification: Vehicular Animal: bird (wildlife) View more cases in FL (US) Login to Watch this Case

Police arrested a 17-year-old Weston boy accused of intentionally running over five Muscovy ducks Tuesday morning.

Four of the ducks were killed and one was seriously injured, Sunrise Police Lt. Robert Voss said.

The teenager, who is not being named because of his age, faces five counts of cruelty to animals. The third-degree felony carries a penalty of up to five years in state prison and a $10,000 fine.

A woman in the 15900 block of West Wind Circle called the Sunrise Police Department at 8 a.m. Tuesday to report that a young man in a 2006 Pontiac was circling the neighborhood, intentionally hitting ducks, Voss said.

"When the duck entered into the roadway, he'd swerve to hit it," Voss said, adding that witnesses think the boy was baiting the ducks with food.

The teen would not tell police why he was targeting the ducks, Voss said. He was taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center in Fort Lauderdale for booking. Officials there declined to say whether he had been released to his parents or had been taken to the Broward Regional Juvenile Detention Center.

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