I've never wanted to get to school this much -
WICOMICO CHURCH, Va. (Jan. 6) - A 6-year-old Virginia boy who missed his bus tried to drive to school in his family's sedan -- and crashed.
His parents were charged with child endangerment. State police said the boy suffered only minor injuries and authorities drove him to school after he was evaluated at a local hospital for a bump on his head. He arrived shortly after lunch, Sgt. Tom Cunningham said.
It happened around 7:40 a.m. Monday on Route 360, about 61 miles east of Richmond.
The boy, whose name wasn't released, missed the bus, took the keys to his family's 2005 Ford Taurus and drove nearly six miles toward school while his mother was asleep, police said.
He made at least two 90-degree turns, passed several cars and ran off the rural two-lane road several times before hitting an embankment and utility pole about a mile and a half from school.
The boy told police he learned to drive playing Grand Theft Auto and Monster Truck Jam video games.
Be very thankful that Homeland Security didn't begin recruitments at Chucky Cheese.
Today in History -
January 7, 1800 -
Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States, was born on this date.
And no he didn't install the first bathtub in the White House, that was a hoax by Henry Louis Mencken.
January 7, 1912 -
Charles Addams, cartoonist known for his particularly black humor and macabre characters, was spawned on this date.
January 7, 1957 -
Katherine Anne Couric, TV news host and colonoscopy spokes model, was born on this date.
January 7, 1967 -
The Newlywed Game premieres on ABC TV
And so it goes.
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