Neo
02-09-2005, 12:23 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4246189.stm
Although too small to reach the accelerator, he put the car in gear and the idling engine took him to the shut shop, 400m (437yds) away in Sand Lake.
On its return journey the car's weaving attracted a policeman - who followed the apparently driverless vehicle.
The youngster hit two parked cars and reversed into the police car before he was stopped. He will not face charges.
The policeman who discovered exactly who was behind the wheel, Sgt Jay Osga, said: "He knew how to go from forward to reverse."
Although too small to reach the accelerator, he put the car in gear and the idling engine took him to the shut shop, 400m (437yds) away in Sand Lake.
On its return journey the car's weaving attracted a policeman - who followed the apparently driverless vehicle.
The youngster hit two parked cars and reversed into the police car before he was stopped. He will not face charges.
The policeman who discovered exactly who was behind the wheel, Sgt Jay Osga, said: "He knew how to go from forward to reverse."