Pittsburgh girl, 6, crashes car in bid to see dad
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh police say a determined 6-year-old girl didn't hurt anyone when she crashed her mother's car while trying to drive across town to visit her father.
Police haven't released the name of the girl whose mother was reportedly still sleeping when the girl took the woman's car keys about 9 a.m. Sunday.
Police Sgt. Jerry Parker tells reporters the little girl is tall for her age, but adds: "How she knew how to operate a car, your guess is as good as mine."
Police say the girl hit two parked vehicles, pushing one of them into a third, before hitting a utility pole.
Police and the girl's father arrived to take her home after the accident.
Police are still investigating but haven't said if anyone will face charges.
Police haven't released the name of the girl whose mother was reportedly still sleeping when the girl took the woman's car keys about 9 a.m. Sunday.
Police Sgt. Jerry Parker tells reporters the little girl is tall for her age, but adds: "How she knew how to operate a car, your guess is as good as mine."
Police say the girl hit two parked vehicles, pushing one of them into a third, before hitting a utility pole.
Police and the girl's father arrived to take her home after the accident.
Police are still investigating but haven't said if anyone will face charges.
6 years old .... I wonder how she reached the pedals with her feet , unless she actually did but could not see over the steering wheel . At least nobody was hurt .
Im very curioius to see how this gets handled with the insurance agents? Are the kids parents on the hook for all the damages, or do the owners of the damaged cars have to use their own insurance?
Why would anyone face charges? It's not hard for a six year old to wake up and leave the house without mom noticing. Especially a heavy sleeper. My daughter's kids have to bounce on her head to wake her up, while I always woke up if the kids turned over in bed! Sure the mom's insurance should pay (insurance follows the car anyway) but unless there is more to the story it doesn't seem like there should be charges.