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A Five-year-old Boy Who Was Pulled Over While Driving His Mum’s Car In Utah, Told The Trooper He Was On The Way
To California To Buy A Lamborghini
The unnamed Utah Highway Patrol officer told a news confer- ence that he initi- ated a traffic stop on what he thought might be a drunk driver or someone experi- encing a medical emergency on the southbound 15 Freeway, north of Salt Lake City on Monday.
“I hit my siren and the car did immediately pull over the left. I approached the vehicle and I was expecting to find somebody who needed an ambu-
lance or para- medics,” he said.
“And it was pretty clear when the window came down that it was
a young, very underage driver.”
The boy was perched on the edge of the dri- ver’s seat so that
he could reach the pedals.
Through tears the five-year-old explained that he had taken the
family SUV after his mother refused to buy him a Lamborghini.
He said he was
intending to drive to his sister’s home in California before finding a dealer and offering up his life savings – a whole three dollars – for an Italian supercar.
The current list price for cheap- est Lamborghini is more than $200,000 (£175,000).
The boy’s par- ents were called to the scene, where they took custody of their son as well as the car, accord- ing to officials.
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