A 4-year-old boy, Jenna Swenson, shocked his father, Sebastian, and other family members, after he stole his great-grandfather’s keys, jumped into his SUV and drove more than a mile during rush-hour to a petrol station in the hope of picking up something sweet.
Instead, he was greeted by police – much to his family’s relief.
Ms Swenson described the thoughts which went through her head during the escapade.
She told Fox News: “Panic, anxiety… A little of almost all the emotions going on…trying to calculate what happened.”
No one was hurt, but the car and some mailboxes were damaged in Blaine, Minnesota. The young driver also had a small bump with a tree, leaving behind a part of the car’s front bumper in a neighbour’s garden.
On Tuesday morning at around 8.30am, Sebastian climbed on to his great-grandfather Roy Becker’s walker, similar to a zimmer frame, to reach the car keys which were hanging high on a wall.
The four-year-old appeared to have a good working knowledge of how a Hyundai Santa Fe works, with Mr Walker commenting: “He watches everything people do and he’ll repeat it.”
Despite barely being able to see over the steering wheel, Sebastian reversed out of the driveway, drove through a number of winding residential streets before making a left turn onto the busy, four-lane University Avenue.
Witnesses reported they saw the SUV driving erratically at speeds up to 15mph before pulling into the car park of a petrol station.
“I’ve never seen a driver this young before operating a vehicle,” said Blaine police captain Mark Boerboom.
Mr Becker said: “It could’ve been very serious. He could’ve hit a car. He wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. We could be talking about a funeral.”
Sebastian’s shocked family will now keep their car keys locked away.
THAT BOY DESERVE SLAPS
Dis is intriguing,d Little boy is a smart kid,bud don’t try dis at home ??
What a smart kid
Parents gat to be more careful over their kids. The boy is kinda awesome though .
….This child is smart indeed….
but it’s a bad action tho
The child is intelligent
Smart boy!
lol….. naughty child
Sweet ke, he has mind oh..
Wow….???
This boy is mind blowing oo
He deserves beating
AWWW SMART BABY BOY
What a naughty thought
That’s surprising ohh
smart very smart
we don’t dare try this down here, unless u wan make them involve the elders
don’t try this in a Nigerian home
I Love this, this is wonderful
Hmm…at his agee? He needs to be watched closely
This is funny
He needs to be under supervision because he is too tender to try this type of thing
that boy should be flogged to stupor
Awwww…..so cute
lol… ..so cute
Dis is so hilarious………so smart
He should try that in nigeria,im go hear am
Shocking indeed!
Wow..this is so amazing
The boy is smart but the parent ought to be very careful