A man in charge of a 10-year-old girl driving erratically in busy
traffic in Dunedin, New Zealand, thought it was okay as he too learned
young.
Senior Sergeant Dave Scott, of Southern police, said police noticed a
Ford Falcon driving "in a poor manner" in the Dunedin suburb of St Clair
at about 9pm on Saturday.
When the vehicle was stopped, police found a 10-year-old girl behind the
wheel, he said.
A 52-year-old man, not believed to be related to the driver, was in the passenger seat, while another 10-year-old was also in the vehicle, he said. The man seemed to have had a "brain fart" and believed it would be okay to teach the girl to drive, as he had learned to drive at a similar age, Scott said.
Police returned the children to their parents, and the vehicle owner was served with a ticket for aiding and abetting an unlicensed driver. Police were considering if further action was appropriate. The pair's actions had been very risky, as the area had been very busy and the girl was not driving well, Scott said.
A 52-year-old man, not believed to be related to the driver, was in the passenger seat, while another 10-year-old was also in the vehicle, he said. The man seemed to have had a "brain fart" and believed it would be okay to teach the girl to drive, as he had learned to drive at a similar age, Scott said.
Police returned the children to their parents, and the vehicle owner was served with a ticket for aiding and abetting an unlicensed driver. Police were considering if further action was appropriate. The pair's actions had been very risky, as the area had been very busy and the girl was not driving well, Scott said.
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