4-year-old takes mom's car for a midnight spin

**silver_corolla** · February 8th, 2005 02:15 PM

Michigan boy drives to video store and home again

SAND 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.

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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**theveed** · February 8th, 2005 02:25 PM

Hehe, sakit ang ulo ng magulang neto when he reaches 10! hehe

**BlueBimmer** · February 8th, 2005 02:32 PM

i wonder what car, baka exped yan or f150 hehehe

**chieffy** · February 8th, 2005 02:50 PM

tsk dapat pala itago ko susi ko sa safety box pag lumaki laki pa si luigi...ngayong 2 yrs old pa lang siya eh nakikialam na sa loob ng oto, sa manibela, kambiyo at busina.....minsan nga maririnig mo pang nag hum ng eeeeeeeengggg~ kapag nagmamaneho ako...tsk delikado

**the_wildthing** · February 8th, 2005 02:51 PM

Eh tinuruan pala ng magulang...

**Bogeyman** · February 8th, 2005 03:03 PM

Tsikoteers are not made, they are born...:D

**5Speed** · February 8th, 2005 03:13 PM

hehehehe malamang by the age of six eh nagka-carting na yan....another m. shumacher in the making....

**1D4LV** · February 8th, 2005 03:36 PM

damn....dapat pala bantayan ko anak ko.
at age 4, he is the one who starts up my car, warm it up and turns on the airconditioning before we leave the house during weekends.

pero buti na lang manual yung oto ko delikado nga lang mabanga nya yung pader namin oras na pinakeelaman nya yun.

yung kay esmi matic..... kaya delikado talaga.

**chain** · February 8th, 2005 03:40 PM

oh my God! hahaha.. marunong na tumakas ung bata! I see problems for the Mom in the future...

**boybi** · February 8th, 2005 10:08 PM

diba pag matic, dapat naka depress yung brake bago mai-shift from P or N to R? e sabi sa report hindi abot nung kid yung accelerator so obviously hindi nya rin abot yung brake pedal. pano nya naishift to R or D?