6-year-old Oregon boy crashes vehicle after taking mother's van to go buy food

[News_Editor]

6-year-old Oregon boy crashes vehicle after taking mother's van to go buy food

2011-04-18 07:37:01 GMT+7 (ICT)

KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON (BNO NEWS) -- A woman was injured on early Sunday morning after a 6-year-old boy took his mother's van and crashed it into another vehicle, state police said.

The accident happened at around 7.15 a.m. local time in the south suburbs of Klamath Falls, located in Klamath County, when emergency responders were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Birstol Avenue near Fargo Street.

"Upon arriving at the scene, Trooper Sabrina Criswell discovered one of the involved drivers was a 6-year old boy who had taken his mother's 1996 Plymouth Voyager van and left the family's apartment westbound on Bristol Avenue," said State Police Sergeant Robert Fenner.

Fenner said the boy was alone driving the van and crashed into several mailboxes before swerving into the eastbound lane where it crashed head-on with a 1992 Dodge Dakota pickup, which was driven by 29-year-old Tammy J. Belau.

The boy was not injured despite not wearing safety restraints, while Belau suffered minor injuries. "[The boy] said he was hungry, took a roll of pennies from home and drove the van to get some food," Fenner said. "His name is not being released."

State Police troopers have begun an investigation with the assistance of the Child Welfare Division of the Department of Human Services. It is unknown how the boy was able to take the vehicle.

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[happyrobert]

Maybe the mother should buy him a 110cc motor scooter....