Dash cam video was released that shows an 8-year-old girl driving her mother's car on the way to a Target store in Ohio for shopping.
Bedford police said over the weekend that a girl who had been reported missing was found safe and shopping after driving nearly 30 minutes on busy roads in her mother's car to a popular retail store.
The case began Sunday morning when police received a report of a missing child, but as they began their investigation, they began receiving calls “about a small child running eastbound on Rockside Road.” FOX 8 Cleveland reports.
In newly released dashcam video recorded from a personal vehicle, a man can be heard calling police to report that the car behind him is “swerving all over the place.”
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According to a Bedford Police Department report, an 8-year-old girl took a 24-minute drive in her family vehicle from her home to a Target in Bainbridge, Ohio. (Mario Tama/Getty Images | Justin Kimerly/TMX)
The “lane-varying driver” is then seen walking into the dashcam's field of view, and the man can be heard telling the dispatcher, “It looks like a kid!”
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Dashcam footage appears to show an 8-year-old girl driving her family's vehicle toward the target. (Justin Kimerly/TMX)
Police found the girl's car while shopping at Target, according to FOX 8. The girl also told police she had hit a mailbox while driving the estimated 10 miles between her home and the store.
Officers said they contacted relatives to recover the vehicle and the girl, who is now safely home.
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An Ohio girl reportedly drove her mother's SUV to a local Target. (iStock)
“Finally found a woman in a bigger hurry to shop at Target than my wife. And an 8 year old in a bigger hurry,” Bedford police posted on the department's Facebook page, joking, “Yup, an 8 year old got in mom's car this morning to go shopping at Target in Bainbridge.”
“We don't know what she bought or if she used the Target app to get 5 percent off. We made her finish her Frappuccino. We're not mean,” police continued.
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Police told FOX 8 they are thankful no one was injured because the girl is too young to face criminal charges.
