Mom with headache lets son drive to school

[Champ]

FONTANA, Calif. - A 13-year-old boy drove to school because mom had a headache. A school security supervisor caught the boy behind the wheel when he pulled up Tuesday morning in the staff parking lot at Ruth Harris Middle School, police Sgt. William Megenney said.

The mother and son live in San Bernardino, about 14 miles away from the school.

When the school officer called his home, his mother Ricela Perez, 35, said, "I had a headache and didn't want to drive to school, so I let him drive."

The mother and son each received misdemeanor traffic tickets: Perez for loaning her vehicle to an unlicensed driver and the teenager for driving without a license.

"The officer was extremely nice in this case because he actually could have arrested the mother for child endangerment," Megenney said.
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/0722kid-drives-CR.html

[skygazer]

1. My father did something similar once

It was in the late 60's and he'd gone to visit friends about 50 miles away. He took my brother who was about ten and got hammered with his buddies so he had my brother drive home!!! It was late at night, too and my father passed out. :wtf:

My mother, naturally, was horrified and pissed. My brother thought it was cool. My dad couldn't understand what all the fuss was about.

Luckily, my brother was a very good driver even at that age - he learned to drive when he was about 8 - and it was Vermont so there was no traffic but still!

Unbelievable the stupid things people do.

[MountainLaurel]

2. Wow!

:wtf: