“Jake Lloyd, the actor who played a young Anakin Skywalker and budding Podracer in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, has been arrested after ‘an insane car chase that ended when [he] plowed into some trees.’
“Lloyd was driving in Charleston, South Carolina, when officers signalled for him to pull over, only for the 26-year-old to gun it and lead a chase that went on for miles into another county, according to TMZ.
“The actor’s young version of Anakin Skywalker (who would later become Darth Vader), caught Jedi elders’ eyes for his skill at Podracing, a dangerous anti-gravity motor sport that would frequently see racers lose their lives.”
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