Apparently you can play Grand Theft Auto and value your eduction, or at least one six-year-old in Virginia thought so. After missing the bus, the boy drove his parents' 2005 Ford Taurus six miles before crashing.
This is not the first reported story of driving simulation games giving young children false senses of security behind the wheel.
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How did he make it that far? Video games, of course. According to police, the boy claims to have learned how to drive from playing Grand Theft Auto and Monster Truck Jam.
"He was very intent on getting to school," said Northumberland County Sheriff Chuck Wilkins. "When he got out of the [crashed] car, he started walking to school. He did not want to miss breakfast and PE."
The boy's parents have each been charged with child endangerment, though it's unclear if that's for facilitating their kid's dangerous joyride or letting a six-year-old play the Mature-rated Grand Theft Auto in the first place.
"He was very intent on getting to school," said Northumberland County Sheriff Chuck Wilkins. "When he got out of the [crashed] car, he started walking to school. He did not want to miss breakfast and PE."
The boy's parents have each been charged with child endangerment, though it's unclear if that's for facilitating their kid's dangerous joyride or letting a six-year-old play the Mature-rated Grand Theft Auto in the first place.
This is not the first reported story of driving simulation games giving young children false senses of security behind the wheel.
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