Five-year-old stopped on U.S. highway wanted to buy Lamborghini, police say

 

A Utah Highway Patrol Trooper speaks to a five-year-old boy, who was stopped as he attempted to drive to California in his parents' vehicle after getting into an argument with his mother about purchasing a Lamborghini, according to authorities, in Ogden, Utah, U.S. May 4, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media. Picture distorted from source. UTAH HIGHWAY PATROL/via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A trooper stopping a car with a suspected "impaired driver" on a U.S. highway on Monday was bemused to find a 5-year-old in the driver's seat, the Utah Highway Patrol tweeted.

 

After seeing a vehicle driving slowly and weaving in the left lane of the Interstate 15 freeway, the trooper turned on his siren, and the driver neatly pulled over to the side of the road.

 

Dashboard camera video posted by the police captures the conversation between the trooper and the driver, which has since been viewed on YouTube almost 760,000 times.

 

"You're 5 years old?" the trooper says. "Wow!"

 

He then asks the child where he learned how to drive and takes down other details.

 

The boy, who was not identified as he is a minor, said he had left home in his parents' vehicle after arguing with his mother, who had told him she would not buy him a Lamborghini.

 

"He decided to take the car and go to California to buy one himself," the police said in a tweet, adding: "He might have been short on the purchase amount as he only had $3 in his wallet."

 

The Utah police did not respond to requests for more information about the boy.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-05-06

 

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I was 14 when I took mums keys and her car when she was sleeping, 5 is just unbelievable, lucky didn't kill himself or someone else, where was his mum/dad, book em Danno !

Edited May 6, 20206 yr by 4MyEgo

anything it's possible but hard to believe, just doesn't make sense, a 5 year old can not reach the pedals, thus automatic box car can't shift gears and no way he would know the directions, the highway in ramp, go N, S, E or W..... it's just not plausible, he's not 5 not with a body like that

Edited May 6, 20206 yr by Mavideol

Although this young boy's dream may never come true...I love his sense of adventure...

He wouldn't look out of place on the roads in Thailand.

Ah, memories. I was driving a banged up VW beetle on a potato field when I was 6. Pretty sure I made the lap record. Never too early to learn how to race a lambo.

It's good to have lofty goals.

Yeah,  I know what its like to want a Lambo..but I cant even save $3

Thats a huge fat kid the size of a 12 year old.

No way most 5 year olds could work pedals and look outside same time.

 

Spoilt little s##t, needs a good kick up the bum to straighten him out. Not PC, I know.

I’m with you boy...at 61 I’m dreaming the same like u. ????

The little scallawag kudos ya little rapscallion he’s gonna cause his parents a lot of worry lol

Maybe he could get voted as President in the November elections?

16 hours ago, Mavideol said:

anything it's possible but hard to believe, just doesn't make sense, a 5 year old can not reach the pedals, thus automatic box car can't shift gears and no way he would know the directions, the highway in ramp, go N, S, E or W..... it's just not plausible, he's not 5 not with a body like that

Agree, he looks at least 10.

i think Lamborgani should fly him and his parents out to L.A.  good publicity

Edited May 7, 20206 yr by malibukid

It was great to see a news story that was not about Covid 19.

Glad he did not crash the car

Geezer

Did he learn to drive play Nintendo or something at the arcade?  I don't think he played much on this phone.

 

My son never looked up when he traveled.  I'm don't think he knew the way home from Fashion (17 km) until he was 15.