German 9yo drives to fair in parents' car
May 12, 2018
After sneaking out of the bathroom window and nabbing the keys to his parents' car, a nine-year-old boy's joyride was cut short on Friday after police pulled the young driver over.
Police in the western German town of Recklinghausen said they approached the car at about 2:00 a.m. local time (0000 UTC) after realizing a child was behind the wheel.
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"The boy placed his booster seat in the driver's seat and could just barely look over the steering wheel," local police said in a statement.
Besides the car seat, the nine-year-old was helped by the car's automatic transmission. "The boy didn't have to change gears or operate the clutch," a police spokesperson told German news outlet "RP Online."
When questioned, the boy said he was on his way home after driving to a local fair.
Police said they couldn't determine exactly where the young driver stopped on his night out.
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The young boy was luckily unharmed during his late night joyride.
His parents' car also came away from the event with only minimal damage to a side mirror.
According to police, the unexperienced driver must have driven into a hedge while parking, as some of the hedge's leaves were still stuck to the damaged mirror.
rs/aw (AFP, dpa)