Now That’s Cravin’
Have you seen those billboards with the McDonald’s Cravin’ advertising campaign? Seems like it works. A craving for a McDonald’s cheeseburger apparently prompted an 8-year-old Ohio boy to take his 4-year-old sister for a ride in his dad’s van, which he learned to drive – wait for it – from the internet.
East Palestine, Ohio, police Officer Jacob Koehler tells WJW-TV in Cleveland the father went to bed that Sunday, and the mother fell asleep while sitting on the couch with the kids. Opportunity knocked, and the boy answered.
Koehler says witnesses saw the boy driving and called police in the city, which is located about 90 miles southeast of Cleveland. He says the boy drove about a mile to the restaurant, through intersections and over railroad tracks, without mishap.
Witnesses say the boy appeared to obey traffic laws, and in fact, did a pretty good job… for an 8-year old who learned to drive by watching YouTube videos. That’s right, that is what he told Officer Koehler.
No charges have been filed.