A 10-year-old Michigan boy ran over his 9-year-old brother with a stolen car in the state 's northern Lower Peninsula , authorities said . The younger boy was successfully freed and airlifted to a Flint hospital for treatment . The 9-year-old 's ordeal took place after he and his older brother twice stole cars from a Village of Roscommon dealership . Investigation : A 10-year-old Michigan boy seemingly ran over his 9-year-old brother with a stolen car in the state 's northern Lower Peninsula , authorities said . The two boys are believed to have used a cooler to break into a used car dealership ( pictured ) The Roscommon County Sheriff 's Department responded at approximately 2:30am Sunday after receiving a call , Detective Sergeant John Wybraniec , a spokesman for the sheriff 's office , told Daily Mail Online . The boys live with their grandparents across the street from the used car dealership , he said . Wybraniec said deputies responded to the initial break-in and saw the lights were on inside , that a northeast window had been broken , and that there was a cooler underneath it . After securing the business , deputies noticed that vehicles outside were 'askew , not in a neat line that they normally are , ' Wybraniec told Daily Mail Online . The sheriff 's department said in a news release that thieves swiped car keys and wreaked havoc at the dealership by driving cars and slamming them around . The boys confessed to the joyrides , according to the sheriff 's department . Wybraniec told Daily Mail Online said that the boys took out a 2009 Impala and a 2012 Malibu , and that a total of six vehicles were damaged . He said that deputies collected the car keys and the Department of Human Services was contacted . Deputies received a call around 11:30am on Sunday , Wybraniec said . The two boys took the same cars out and drove along Shelley Street . One car , the 2012 Malibu , slammed into a snow bank and got stuck , he said . Wybraniec said that the 10-year-old was behind the wheel of the 2009 Impala that he seemingly drove over his brother . 'We think it 's inadvertently , ' he told Daily Mail Online . The boy was found underneath the car in a vacant lot next to their house . Wybraniec said that the boys ' grandmother discovered the 9-year-old pinned underneath and contacted 911 . Wybraniec said it did n't appear his injuries were life-threatening , but that their extent is unknown . He said that deputies do not know the motive for stealing the cars , but that it appears the pair snuck out after their grandparents went to sleep and used the cooler for the break-in . The brothers , who both have learning disabilities , spoke to police and will be interviewed this week by a Children 's Assessment Center specialist , Wybraniec said . Charges are possible but unlikely , he said . Response : A sheriff 's department spokesman said that the 10-year-old was behind the wheel of the 2009 Impala that he seemingly drove over his 9-year-old brother ( pictured )
A 10-year - old Michigan boy seemingly ran over his 9-year - old brother with a stolen car in the state 's northern Lower Peninsula , authorities said . Deputies talked to the police at their home Sunday morning - and went back after the year - old got pinned underneath a car . The two boys went back to jail a second time , swiped vehicles , and slammed them against one another .