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7-Year-Old Boy Learned to Drive From Video Games

Category: Default Game: Default Posted on Aug 01, 2009 11:47 pm

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Last Sunday morning, a Utah police officer chased a car that blew through stop signs and narrowly missed a pedestrian.  Imagine the pursuing cop's surprise when the car came to a stop and out popped a 7-year-old boy.

On Thursday, Captain Klint Anderson of the Weber County Sheriff's Office spoke of the incident to Fox News.  Young Preston Scarbrough told police he had taken the family car because he didn't want to go to church that morning (he later told his mom he just wanted to give driving a go).

Fox News: "How did he even learn how to [drive]?"

Anderson: "Well, we're not exactly sure except that his father has grounded him from one of his video games which involves operating vehicles so..."

Fox News: "Something like a Grand Theft Auto, something like that?"

Anderson: "I have no idea.  I didn't ask the father what game it was but some of those video games are pretty realistic."

The following day, the Scarbrough family appeared on NBC's Today Show.  Preston's father, who initially thought the police sirens outside were coming from one of his boy's video games, confirmed that the little lawbreaker had been grounded for four days with no TV or games.

We're going to throw away those driving video games for sure. Said the parents.

Here is the video, I felt awful when I saw a boy poped up from that car...
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/32233707#32233707

 

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tappan
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Post Time : Aug 03,2009 1:32 pm

if i did that my parents wip me my naybor wip me my sister wip me my cozins ECT....and my parents will put me in perrole untill 38 and im 13
XA3001
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Post Time : Aug 02,2009 8:31 pm

I'd be proud if that was my kid, i mean he can drive a car without hitting things at 7 but angry at the same time because he stole my car... props to this kid
nigthdall
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Post Time : Aug 02,2009 6:00 pm

just goes to show that viedo games teach us how to drive
asdasd
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Post Time : Aug 02,2009 5:20 pm

geez, kid steal car, drive car runs away and says he'll just be grounded for only 4 days? wat are these american white famliys coming to these days. 
momocowwy
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Post Time : Aug 02,2009 12:25 pm

is it bad if i would be proud if that was my kid,  surprised he didn't crash into anything though O>o
Kaede666
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Post Time : Aug 02,2009 9:54 am

lol No Clutches, Gearstick in games. so no way you could learn from x to go square to brake.
owlgod
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Post Time : Aug 02,2009 9:38 am

Make all video game 18+ 
Pacifxs93
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Post Time : Aug 02,2009 9:27 am

oh fox news u silly gooses

Yoshio
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Post Time : Aug 02,2009 6:31 am

Still, a 7-year old driving that well? They need to nurture this, 'cause that kid could be the next big thing in racing.
Delta
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Post Time : Aug 02,2009 12:50 am

"why didn't you stop the car then?"

"I am trying to lose that 2-stars."

aleast no one's dead .
furyfight
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Post Time : Aug 02,2009 12:37 am

Fox News: "Something like a Grand Theft Auto, something like that?"

 

Failure by Fox. You can't learn to drive by playing Grand Theft Auto, just the up, down, left, and right button. There is no steering wheel and hand brake and gas pedal.
sszz
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Post Time : Aug 02,2009 12:26 am

his parent should be proud lol
Cyrusnagisa
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Post Time : Aug 02,2009 12:21 am

Anderson: "Well, we're not exactly sure except that his father has grounded him from one of his video games which involves operating vehicles so..."


really? there going to go there?.....wow  -.-

"7 year old steals family car because of realisc driving video game"  I see it now...... no realy I do -.-

Kid should not have been playing those games in the first place.
nigthdall
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Post Time : Aug 01,2009 11:53 pm

wow  3 words That Was Epic

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