ST. LOUIS COUNTY • An annual student tradition of covering homes and trees with toilet paper before the Oakville High School powder puff game has taken an ugly twist after a man was run over by a fleeing teen’s car Sunday night.

Police arrested a boy, 16, on suspicion of assault after he allegedly drove off after TPing a home and ran over a father who confronted them in the street, in the 2400 block of Southwind Meadows Court.

The man, 48, was dragged down the street and suffered serious injuries. After being struck, he went under the front of the boy’s vehicle and was found about 100 feet from where the car first hit him, said Police Officer Benjamin Granda of the St. Louis County Police Department.

Someone called 911 to report the assault, and officers arrived to find the victim in the street.

The teen was turned over to juvenile authorities; his case was referred to the St. Louis County Family Court. He has since been released to his parents. Police did not release the name of the teen or identify the man who was injured.

The encounter began about 11:45 p.m. Sunday when the man interrupted the teen and three friends vandalizing his home. Juniors traditionally TP homes of some seniors as homecoming week approaches.