4-YEAR OLD DRIVES MOM`S CAR TO VIDEO STORE
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
A boy drove his mother`s car to a video store in the middle of the night, police said...and he`s all of 4 years old.
Although unable to reach the accelerator, the boy managed to put the car in gear and make his way to the store, a quarter-mile from his home, about 1:30 a. m. Friday, Sand Lake, Michigan Police Chief Doug Heugel said. Finding the store closed, the youngster began a slow trip home.
Weaving and with its headlights off, the car got the attention of Officer Jay Osga, who first thought he was following a car that had been left running at a gas pump.
He flipped on his lights when the car turned into the apartment complex and struck two parked cars. The boy put the car in reverse and struck Osga`s cruiser.
The mother told police her son tried to drive the car earlier after she let him steer from her lap.
"He`s 4 years old. His mom didn`t even know he was up." Heugel told the Gran Rapids Press. "I don`t think he even realizes what he did."
No charges will be filed against the boy or his mother, Heugel said.
