Dallas

Taking dad’s Aston Martin without asking is Risky Business

A 20-year-old drove his dad’s Aston Martin into a creek Friday in Dallas.
A 20-year-old drove his dad’s Aston Martin into a creek Friday in Dallas. Courtesy

Just like Tom Cruise in the 1980s classic, one Dallas man got into a little Risky Business of his own when he took his dad’s luxury Aston Martin out for a ride Friday.

Police said that the car was submerged into a creek that feeds into White Rock lake at the 3700 block of Lawther Drive when officers arrived on scene around 10:50 p.m.

According to a Facebook post by Southeast Dallas Police Scanner, the 20-year-old took the car, which belongs to his dad, without permission and while his dad was out of town.

The driver was able to escape, unharmed, before officers arrived, a Dallas Police Department spokesman said.

The Dallas Police Dive Team was able to recover the car from the creek the next day.

According to Cars.com a new Aston Martin can cost anywhere from just under $100,000 to over $200,000.

Maybe in this real-life rendition of Risky Business, he didn’t turn the house into a brothel to raise money before his dad returned.

Azia Branson: 817-390-7547, @aziabranson

This story was originally published November 29, 2016 at 11:49 AM with the headline "Taking dad’s Aston Martin without asking is Risky Business."

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