WATCH: Teen hops on friend’s motorcycle, runs into Shelby County Jail

A 19-year-old from Kentucky hopped on his friend’s just-purchased motorcycle on Saturday afternoon.

The cycle popped into gear and lunged forward, slamming into an outer wall to the Shelby County Jail.

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Ryan Rider, of Elsmere, Ky., suffered only a minor injury, but Shelby County Sheriff John Lenhart said “I’m guessing his pride was probably wounded pretty good.”

Rider was treated at Wilson HealthCare in Sidney but was not cited.

There was no damage to the jail building.

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