Man allegedly takes car on 1,000-mile test drive

[October 20, 2009]  JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- A Massachusetts man who allegedly kidnapped a car salesman during a test drive and drove the vehicle more than 1,000 miles was in custody in Wisconsin.

Authorities said a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper pulled over a 32-year-old man near Edgerton, Wis., on Friday for speeding, reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle without owner consent.

The suspect is expected to be extradited back to Massachusetts to face charges of kidnapping, larceny of a motor vehicle and unarmed robbery.

The incident began Thursday afternoon when the man and a Honda car salesman went on a test drive but the man refused to turn back around. The salesman was able to get out of the car when it slowed at a tollbooth near the Massachusetts state line.

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Information from: The Janesville Gazette, http://www.gazetteextra.com/

[Associated Press]

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