There’s an 8-year-old girl in Ohio who just took a joyride to Target with her mom’s car! Can you believe it? It was all caught on dashcam footage.
This little girl decided she wanted to go on a shopping spree alone. So she hopped into her mom’s car, started it up, and off she went. Can you imagine the look on her mom’s face when she realized her car and her daughter were missing?
According to a Bedford Police Department service report obtained by TODAY.com, officers responded to a 911 call on Sept. 15 just before 9 a.m. after the family discovered the girl was missing.
They reported that the 8-year-old was last seen by the family nearly two hours earlier.
A neighbor gave the family and responding officers their Ring camera footage of the young girl getting into a 2020 Nissan Rogue by herself and driving off around 7 a.m.
Police in the area searched for the missing child before officers in neighboring Bainbridge spotted the car in a Target parking lot.
Dashcam footage from another driver, who can be heard calling authorities, shows the Nissan Rogue weaving in between lanes as the young girl drove the vehicle.
On Facebook, the Bedford Police Department joked about the incident.
“Not sure what she bought or if she was even able to use her Target app to save 5%,” Bedford Police Dept. wrote in the post. “We did let her finish her Frappuccino. We’re not mean.”
Many commenters noted how impressed they were that a child that young could make the journey behind the wheel.
“This is the best out of all the kids driving stories,” wrote one commenter. “Long distance and she got everything correctly.”
“Not gonna lie. That sounds like something my 8-year-old self would have done,” wrote another.
All jokes aside, it’s a good reminder to keep an eye on your keys, especially if you’ve got a budding race car driver in the house. And maybe invest in some extra locks or a secret hiding spot for those car keys. You never know when your kid might decide to take your wheels for a spin!
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