Archive for July 20th, 2008
Boy, 9, crashes family minivan
by FrEiBeRgS2002 on Jul.20, 2008, under Weird News
LORAIN, Ohio (UPI) – A 9-year-old Lorain, Ohio, boy and his 5-year-old sister are “very grounded” after they crashed their family’s minivan during a joyride, their mother said.
Police said Hunter Lance, 9, drove one to two miles in the minivan with his sister, Jessica, 5, in tow before he swerved on a busy road, grazed a telephone pole and barreled into a fence, WEWS-TV, Cleveland, reported Thursday.
The children suffered minor injuries and had exited the vehicle by the time police arrived.
Their mother, Marsha Lance, said the children apparently took her keys out of her purse while she was sleeping. She said she did not know the children were gone until she was awakened by police at her door.
“I was OK for a minute and then I was in shock,” she said.
She said the children seemed to have been headed to visit their father at work in the town of Oberlin.
Hunter, who said he does not plan to repeat the stunt anytime soon, said curiosity led him to take the minivan for a spin.
“Well, I wanted to see how good I could drive,” he said.
Police said the crash will be reviewed by a prosecutor, but no charges are expected.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
