Kids may say the darndest things, but thankfully most of them don’t take your car for a joyride.
However, seven year old Daniel Wittenbach had a hankering for an early morning slushie so he used a chair to grab the keys to his parents’ Kia Sportage while they were sleeping.
The rest was caught on dashcam video, which shows Wittenbach get behind the wheel and attempt to drive to a nearby Speedway. This went about as well as you’d expect as Wittenbach could barely reach the pedals and had no idea what he was doing as he thought the crossover was “driving by itself.”
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After leaving his neighborhood, WLWT reports Wittenbach headed down Roosevelt Boulevard, crossed the median, and drove into oncoming traffic. Unsurprisingly, other drivers could barely believe what they were seeing and quickly flooded 911 with calls about a kid driving a Kia.
A number of bystanders jumped into action, with some reportedly trying to break the windows to gain access to the vehicle in order to bring it to a stop. However, their efforts were in vain as Daniel’s slushie adventure wouldn’t end until after crashing into a Jeep Liberty.
He was thankfully okay, but authorities were less than amused and Butler County Children’s Services is said to be investigating the incident. Daniel’s father, Brian Wittenbach, told the station “My wife and I are not bad parents, and I’m sure people are going to label us like that.” He added this could happen to anyone and it’s hard not to sympathize with them.