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4 Year-Old Drives Mom's Car



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Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:50 pm
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This is a mildly interesting funny story I thought I'd share with you guys.

Michigan boy drives to video store and home again The Associated Press
Updated: 10:33 a.m. ET Feb. 7, 2005SAND LAKE, Mich. - 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.

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Even though he was unable to reach the accelerator, the boy managed to put the car in gear and the idling engine provided enough power to take him slowly to the store, a quarter-mile from his home, about 1:30 a.m. Friday, 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 police Sgt. Jay Osga, who initially thought he was following a driverless car that had taken off after being left running at a gas pump.

The car turned into the boy’s apartment complex and struck two parked cars, then backed up and struck Osga’s police car.

That’s when Osga discovered the boy inside.

“He knew how to go from forward to reverse,” Osga said Monday. “The mother said she taught him how to drive by letting him sit on her lap and steer.”

No charges will be filed against the boy or his mother, Heugel said.

“He’s 4 years old. His mom didn’t even know he was up,” Heugel told The Grand Rapids Press. “I don’t think he even realizes what he did.”

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LOL

That's pretty amazing he made it to the store and back; some kids don't even know how to make it to the bathroom at that age,
  





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:lol: i saw that story on the news a while ago.
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Sam says...



oh yeah my brother was talking about that the other day...lol
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Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:39 am
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Elizabeth says...



Wow that is the most hilarious thing I have ever heard of. Amazing too, a mother teaching her 4 year old how to drive. Wow, this has made my Midnight list of laugh out louds.

So what else is weird in the state of that state... Michigan was it?


And I am surprised that he knew how to stop as well seeing as to there are streetlights and signs and stuff... Unless the gamestore was across the street or somethng. This is amazing.. Whew... Ok, that's it.
  





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Crysi says...



.. I don't even know how to get to the store and back.

Kidding. Kind of. :P

Maybe my mom shouldn't have taught me how to drive when I was 7..
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Ego says...



that's good stuff...show's how much our society is into video games and movies and such, eh?
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nickelpickle says...



funny funny....the poor kkid must have thought he wasnt doin anything worng..
  





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Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:51 am
Jojo says...



WOW!!!
I'm ten years that guy's senior and still haven't driven a car.
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Dunkey says...



Crazy I was watching world wildest police video and a 9 year old girls was driving her parent SUV on the interstate B/C they wouldn't take her to the mall the cops tried to go after her for reckless driving go figure but she wouldnt stop finally she was rammed off the road and was discovered now thats what I call a brat
  





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hekategirl says...



HA HA! I surprised he only did that little of damage...
  








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