Kicker - Out for a joy ride

NICK EICHER, HOST: A four-year-old boy in the Netherlands may have to work his way back into Santa’s good graces between now and December.

This wasn’t the usual 4-year-old infraction like leaving toys out or throwing a temper tantrum. No, the unnamed boy crashed his mom’s car into two parked vehicles while she slept.

Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Police responded when someone reported a young boy walking around a road barefoot in his pajamas.

Apparently he woke up early on Saturday after his dad went to work and his mom was not yet awake and decided to go for a joy ride.

The boy got a friendly talking-to by police, who encouraged his mom to start hiding her car keys.

Officers likened him to the 2021 Dutch world champion Formula One driver

AUDIO: Max Verstappen wins the Spanish Grand Prix!

… posting on Instagram that they may have found “the new Max Verstappen.”

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