Group of teens caught on video riding golf cart on Prince George's County highway

Teens caught on video riding golf cart on highway

A shocking video shared on social media over the weekend shows a group of teens riding in a golf cart on a highway in Prince George's County.

BOWIE, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - A shocking video shared on social media over the weekend shows a group of teens riding in a golf cart on a highway in Prince George's County.

Bowie Police say on Saturday at around 1:37 p.m., officers responded to the 3600 block of Elder Oaks Blvd. after receiving reports of a stolen golf cart.

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Shortly after, police say Maryland State Police troopers stopped the golf cart traveling in the westbound lanes of Route 50. The golf cart was reportedly occupied by five teenaged girls from D.C. ranging in age from 15 to 16 years old.

The man who took the video shared it with FOX 5 on Monday. He tells us that other cars had slowed down around the teens as they rode down the highway, calling the situation "dangerous."

Police say the girls were charged with Motor Vehicle Theft before they were released to their guardians.