A very fortunate young boy racer escaped with merely minor injuries after taking his mother’s car for a joyride during rush hour and subsequently crashing into a tree.
Currently, police are looking into how the four-year-old from California managed to embark on this exhilarating drive through the city of Fullerton in Orange County.
It is thought that the young boy managed to free himself from his child seat when his mother paused to use her phone, then climbed into the front seat and shifted the car into gear before taking off.
After exiting the parking lot of the Summit House restaurant, the boy steered the vehicle down the street, sideswiping another car and veering into oncoming traffic. At one point, the vehicle flipped over but landed back on its wheels, before eventually crashing into a tree.
The boy, who sustained minor to moderate injuries from the incident, reportedly drove approximately a third of a mile in total.
