20-Month-Old Boy Crashes Car Into Building

Newsday reports that a 20-month-old toddler managed to crash his parents 1993 Buick into a building on Long Island yesterday. Apparently the child's mother left the car running—with the boy's father in the front passenger seat—while she went inside a check cashing business last night. The toddler climbed from the backseat into the front and "put the car in gear, rolling it into the building." According to WABC 7, "The vehicle took out a brick column and a window before coming to a stop inside a store." Thankfully no one inside the car or in the store was injured.

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By Jen Chung in News on March 11, 2009 8:52 AM

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MrCow

wtf was the father doing? watching it happen?

Snoopy

If you had a wife that young and you were that old you were either keeping an eye on her or recovering from last night's sexcapade.

Snoopy

Not a 1993 Buick! That's a real collector's car. Maybe the Car Cash Guys will buy it and restore it.

NannyState

Mine even had air conditioning...occasionally.

Think2wice

Aaaaaaawwwwwww......hell no!

ides_of_march

Sounds like dad doesn't have a lot going for him in the quick reflex department.

Snoopy

Isn't he adorable? Kids just do the cutest things.

ziggyziggy

Dont you need to step on brakes to shift?? I am imagining a scene from family guy where stewie was driving across the country with brain. his legs can barely touch the floor...

Felix Hoenikker

Yes, automatics built within the last ~15 yrs have shift interlocks too keep this from happening (after the Audi 5000 'unintended acceleration' plaintiff boondoggle).