Young driver

Police in South Carolina were called by a concerned woman who spotted a very young driver at the wheel of a vehicle early one morning. The toddler had decided to take his battery-operated toy car for a spin in the area around his home. Officers arrived on scene and tracked down the child after a short pursuit and then backtracked by following the wheel marks to his home. The parents were highly surprised at this turn of events, having put the child to bed rather earlier. They were advised by the police to s
February 9, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Police in South Carolina were called by a concerned woman who spotted a very young driver at the wheel of a vehicle early one morning. The toddler had decided to take his battery-operated toy car for a spin in the area around his home. Officers arrived on scene and tracked down the child after a short pursuit and then backtracked by following the wheel marks to his home. The parents were highly surprised at this turn of events, having put the child to bed rather earlier. They were advised by the police to secure the front door so as to make sure that the child was not able to go for another moonlit drive.

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