You might have missed the story about the four-year-old who drove his mother’s car to the video store at 1:30a. (No lie!) While he couldn’t reach the pedals, he had learned to steer from his mother, who occasionally let him sit in her lap and turn the wheel. Because the car was an automatic, the boy was able to slowly make it to the store while the car idled.
When he realized that the store was closed, he was disappointed and drove the car back home. On his way, he caught the attention of a police officer, who watched as the car (seemingly driverless) turned into the boy’s apartment complex and struck two parked cars. The boy then put it in reverse and backed into the police officer’s car.
No charges are being pressed, since the mother didn’t realize her son had gotten up in the middle of the night and let himself out.
(S – The Grand Rapids Press)