6-Year-Old Va. Boy Misses Bus, Steals Family Car

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Boy, 6, Misses Bus, Steals Family Sedan
6-Year-Old Learned To Drive From 'Grand Theft Auto'

Posted: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Updated: 8:16 am CST January 7, 2009

Wichomico Church, Va. -- The parents of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who tried to drive to school in his family's sedan after missing the bus are facing charges of child endangerment.

State police said the boy suffered a bump on his head after crashing the family's 2005 Ford Taurus Monday morning.

The boy, whose name wasn't released, missed the bus, took the car keys and drove nearly six miles on Route 360, about 61 miles east of Richmond, while his mother was asleep.

Police said he made at least two 90-degree turns, passed several cars and ran off the rural two-lane road several times before hitting an embankment and utility pole about a mile and a half from school.

The boy told police he learned to drive playing Grand Theft Auto and other video games.

Northumberland County Sheriff Chuck Wilkins said 26-year-old Jacqulyn Deana Waltman is being held without bond. Forty-year-old David Eugene Dodson was released on a $5,000 bond.

The boy and his 4-year-old brother were placed in protective custody.

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

[catlover79]

Good grief!!

[Hollow]

O_O

maybe i'm just ignorant, but taking the children away from the parents sounds a little extreme. i realize the kid was in serious danger but who would have thought that leaving your car keys within a child's reach would open likelihood that they would actually take them and try to drive the car? are most six-year-olds even big enough to reach the pedals?

[catlover79]

My brother started the car and it rolled down the driveway when he was about 3. :eek: Thank goodness, my mom was able to run to the car and jam the brake. No one was hurt. Needless to say, my folks never left the keys in the ignition again. :lol:

[Big C]

How a young kid can even DRIVE the car is beyond me.

[Lee]

I think pressing criminal charges against them and taking their children away
is extreme in my opinion. And why was the father released on bail but not
the mother?

[Mikado]

I think pressing criminal charges against them and taking their children away
is extreme in my opinion. And why was the father released on bail but not
the mother?
I'm with you on that one Lee

[tv star collector]

First, that news item about the 4-year-old with a shotgun and now this.
They sure don't make kids like they used to! :lol:

[robyrob]

so he learned from "Grand Theft Auto"?

that seems appropriate.

[MrCleveland]

First, that news item about the 4-year-old with a shotgun and now this.
They sure don't make kids like they used to! :lol:

This really is going too far!

[catlover79]

so he learned from "Grand Theft Auto"?

that seems appropriate.
Why doesn't that surprise me? :rolleyes:

[Chocoholic]

At least he was adamant about getting to school! :lol:

[catlover79]

At least he was adamant about getting to school! :lol:
Yeah, you don't hear many kids that eager to get an education. :lol:

[Zoneboy]

Well, you went for a drive in our Ford Taurus
In your brand new fancy school clothes
You could hardly reach the pedals
and the steering wheel barely came up to your nose
Ooh, I didn't wake up this morning
Cause I was so damn tired
And my eyes were too bloodshot to see
That our car was gone from the driveway
and so were you and the keys



Because you had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
You just had to miss the bus
You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
All our friends are now talking about us
You had to get to school yeah right
but you got pulled by a blue light
You had to be a little big shot that's right




And the cops were all impressed with your driving progress
That you learned from a video game
But they're throwing us in jail
saying that we're the ones to blame
But now you just don't remember
All the things you said
And you're not sure that you want to know
I'll give you one hint, young man
You sure did put on a show


Yes, yes, you had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
You had to prove it to the crowd
You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
All your friends were trippin' out
You had to have the front page, bold type
You had to be a little big shot
playing Grand Theft Auto last night, Oh oh



Well, it's no big sin to be tardy again
And you should've left the keys alone
But you went over the line
When you could've just stayed at home
No, no, no, no, no, no

You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
You had to get behind the wheel
You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
Our car you just had to steal
You had to be a showoff last night
No video games for you tonight
You had to be a little big shot that's right

[Cactus Jack]

Well, you went for a drive in our Ford Taurus
In your brand new fancy school clothes
You could hardly reach the pedals
and the steering wheel barely came up to your nose
Ooh, I didn't wake up this morning
Cause I was so damn tired
And my eyes were too bloodshot to see
That our car was gone from the driveway
and so were you and the keys



Because you had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
You just had to miss the bus
You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
All our friends are now talking about us
You had to get to school yeah right
but you got pulled by a blue light
You had to be a little big shot that's right




And the cops were all impressed with your driving progress
That you learned from a video game
But they're throwing us in jail
saying that we're the ones to blame
But now you just don't remember
All the things you said
And you're not sure that you want to know
I'll give you one hint, young man
You sure did put on a show


Yes, yes, you had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
You had to prove it to the crowd
You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
All your friends were trippin' out
You had to have the front page, bold type
You had to be a little big shot
playing Grand Theft Auto last night, Oh oh



Well, it's no big sin to be tardy again
And you should've left the keys alone
But you went over the line
When you could've just stayed at home
No, no, no, no, no, no

You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
You had to get behind the wheel
You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
Our car you just had to steal
You had to be a showoff last night
No video games for you tonight
You had to be a little big shot that's right:rotflmao: EXCELLENT!!! From one parodist to another, that was great.

You should submit that to amIright

[catlover79]

Well, you went for a drive in our Ford Taurus
In your brand new fancy school clothes
You could hardly reach the pedals
and the steering wheel barely came up to your nose
Ooh, I didn't wake up this morning
Cause I was so damn tired
And my eyes were too bloodshot to see
That our car was gone from the driveway
and so were you and the keys



Because you had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
You just had to miss the bus
You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
All our friends are now talking about us
You had to get to school yeah right
but you got pulled by a blue light
You had to be a little big shot that's right




And the cops were all impressed with your driving progress
That you learned from a video game
But they're throwing us in jail
saying that we're the ones to blame
But now you just don't remember
All the things you said
And you're not sure that you want to know
I'll give you one hint, young man
You sure did put on a show


Yes, yes, you had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
You had to prove it to the crowd
You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
All your friends were trippin' out
You had to have the front page, bold type
You had to be a little big shot
playing Grand Theft Auto last night, Oh oh



Well, it's no big sin to be tardy again
And you should've left the keys alone
But you went over the line
When you could've just stayed at home
No, no, no, no, no, no

You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
You had to get behind the wheel
You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
Our car you just had to steal
You had to be a showoff last night
No video games for you tonight
You had to be a little big shot that's right
:rofl: Charles, you are BRILLIANT. Why you aren't making millions as a comedy writer, I'll never know. You ROCK!! :rock:

[Chocoholic]

These must be the boy's long-long older brothers... :lol:

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Two Woonsocket High School boys did the right thing by trying to get to school on time. It was the way they got there that police had a problem with. Police told The Call of Woonsocket the boys ages 15 and 16 stole a car Tuesday morning in order to make it to school on time.

Police received a call about a stolen vehicle at about 7:44 a.m.

John Raymond, an officer assigned to the school, found the vehicle in the parking lot.

After questioning some students, he identified two boys he thinks arrived in the car. One was located in class, and the other was in the in-house suspension room with the stolen car's keys in his pocket.

The boys, whose names were not released because they are juveniles, are charged with motor vehicle theft.

[Hollow]

:lol: good lord, since when were kids so enthusiastic about going to school?

[Cactus Jack]

:lol: good lord, since when were kids so enthusiastic about going to school?
LOL I know

[Sharop]

Well, you went for a drive in our Ford Taurus
In your brand new fancy school clothes
You could hardly reach the pedals
and the steering wheel barely came up to your nose
Ooh, I didn't wake up this morning
Cause I was so damn tired
And my eyes were too bloodshot to see
That our car was gone from the driveway
and so were you and the keys



Because you had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
You just had to miss the bus
You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
All our friends are now talking about us
You had to get to school yeah right
but you got pulled by a blue light
You had to be a little big shot that's right




And the cops were all impressed with your driving progress
That you learned from a video game
But they're throwing us in jail
saying that we're the ones to blame
But now you just don't remember
All the things you said
And you're not sure that you want to know
I'll give you one hint, young man
You sure did put on a show


Yes, yes, you had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
You had to prove it to the crowd
You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
All your friends were trippin' out
You had to have the front page, bold type
You had to be a little big shot
playing Grand Theft Auto last night, Oh oh



Well, it's no big sin to be tardy again
And you should've left the keys alone
But you went over the line
When you could've just stayed at home
No, no, no, no, no, no

You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
You had to get behind the wheel
You had to be a little big shot, didn't cha
Our car you just had to steal
You had to be a showoff last night
No video games for you tonight
You had to be a little big shot that's right

Big Shot is one of my favourite Billy Joel songs.

[catlover79]

:lol: good lord, since when were kids so enthusiastic about going to school?
I sure wasn't enthuastic about going to school. :lol:

[MrCleveland]

:rotflmao: EXCELLENT!!! From one parodist to another, that was great.

You should submit that to amIright

My thoughts exactly (And yes, I'm a member there too).

[Sterling Holobyte]

Maybe he didn't want to miss his ethics class.




Oh, that's right, I forgot, they can't teach that in public schools.

[Cactus Jack]

My thoughts exactly (And yes, I'm a member there too).
Yeah Ive seen some of your stuff. :thumbsup:

[catlover79]

Maybe he didn't want to miss his ethics class.




Oh, that's right, I forgot, they can't teach that in public schools.
:rofl: Did they ever?