The boy was found by the officer sitting at the edge of the seat to reach the brake and accelerator pedals so that he could drive
Picture/Utah Highway Patrol-Twitter
A Utah highway police officer who spotted a car swerving down the freeway thought the driver needed medical attention. But when he asked the driver to pull over, he was in for a surprise to find a five-year-old boy behind the wheels.
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The boy was found by the officer sitting at the edge of the seat to reach the brake and accelerator pedals so that he could drive. The officer learnt that the boy had taken the car keys without his parents’ knowledge following an argument with his mother because she refused to buy him Lamborghini. So in the fit of rage, the boy set out with his family car to California to buy a Lamborghini with just USD 3 in his pocket.
Trooper Rick Morgan was quoted by the CBS News as saying that the boy initially did not respond to the lights but pulled over after hearing the siren. "I approached the vehicle and I was expecting to find somebody who needed an ambulance or paramedics," he said.
The Utah Highway Patrol posted the incident on their Twitter page with a photo of the boy seated in the driver’s seat. The tweet reads, “His story is that he left home after an argument with Mom, in which she told him she would not buy him a Lamborghini. He decided he'd take the car and go to California to buy one himself. He might have been short on the purchase amount, as he only had $3 dollars in his wallet.”
His story is that he left home after an argument with Mom, in which she told him she would not buy him a Lamborghini. He decided he'd take the car and go to California to buy one himself. He might have been short on the purchase amount, as he only had $3 dollars in his wallet.
— Utah Highway Patrol (@UTHighwayPatrol) May 4, 2020
The post shared by the patrol department on micro-blogging site garnered more than 3,800 likes and was retweeted over 1,500 times. Users commenting on the post were amused by boy’s wish for a Lamborghini at such an age!
MOM, just buy the boy a Lambo!
— Ben Bushman (@DrBenB) May 4, 2020
How did he know to pull over???
— Jenn Nelson (@JennNel33) May 4, 2020
Right?? How did he know how to drive? Or how to get on the interstate? This is pretty impressive!
— Caysey Douglas (@CayDoug) May 5, 2020
I’m rooting for this little guy. You get that lambo!!
— Heathraawr! (@heathraawr) May 4, 2020
Officer. Have this kids parents contact me. He deserves a Lamborghini ride. pic.twitter.com/yqFDW0VEZi
— George Garib (@GaribGeorge) May 5, 2020
His poor parents! They must have had a nightmare worthy heart attack!
— Scripture Ponder (@TaylorL68881150) May 5, 2020
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