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Four-year-old boy steals mom’s car, takes it for a joyride. Police calls him ‘new Max Verstappen’

A police department in Netherlands posted the incident of how the four-year-old boy took his mother's car for a joyride. They also called him ‘new Max Verstappen’.

Published on: May 3, 2022, 15:01:43 IST
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Police department in Netherlands’s Utrecht in a recent Instagram post dubbed a four-year-old boy as ‘new Max Verstappen’ after the kid stole his mom’s car for a joyride. The department shared a detailed post about where they found the boy and how they came to know that he was the one driving the car. They also added that the boy is unhurt and safe.

The image shows the boy with a cop whom police dubbed as ‘new Max Verstappen’ after he took his mom's car on a joyride, (Instagram/@politie_utrechtnoord)
The image shows the boy with a cop whom police dubbed as ‘new Max Verstappen’ after he took his mom's car on a joyride, (Instagram/@politie_utrechtnoord)

Posted in Dutch, the caption, when loosely translated, explains that it all started when the police received a call that a little boy was seen walking down the streets in pajamas and without any shoes. Concerned, the officers rushed to the area and brought the boy back to the police station where he tried sharing about his parents and address while enjoying hot chocolate. The police were confused as to why the boy was outside when they received a call about a car crash near the area where the boy was found. Also, seeing the marks on the kid’s hand, the police suspected that he was the one driving the car.

Eventually, his mother came to the police station and the truth came to light. The police, along with the mom and the kid visited the site of the car crash. There the little one, with a little persuasion from his parents, demonstrated how he opened the car with the key, put it in ignition, started the car, and used the clutch. He also explained that he got down from the car and ran away after crashing it into the parked vehicles. The police concluded their post by adding "Fortunately, this mini driver's adventure has come to an end with a sizzle,"

Several people took to the comments section to react to the post. Just like this individual whose comment when translated from Dutch read, “Luckily it ended well.” Another expressed, “Oh wow!” A third posted, “Glad that ended without a hitch.”

What are your thoughts on the incident?

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Trisha Sengupta

Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.

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