Bronx, NY – Boy, 6, Drives Toy ATV Onto Bronx River Parkway

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    This Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014 photo provided by the Westchester County police in White Plains, N.Y. shows the toy ATV used by a 6-year-old boy to drive onto the Bronx River Parkway. Several drivers formed a slow-moving shield around the boy on his battery-powered toy and got him safely off the roadway. (AP Photo/Westchester County Police)Bronx, NY – A 6-year-old boy drove his battery-powered toy car onto a suburban parkway before grown-up motorists rescued him, police said Monday.

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    Westchester County police spokesman Kieran O’Leary said three drivers formed a slow-moving shield around the boy on the Bronx River Parkway, then one pulled over and ran to grab the boy and his little vehicle and move them onto the shoulder.

    “A couple of cars were behind him, maybe another alongside him a little bit, somewhat protecting him from the possibility of being struck by a car that wouldn’t have seen him in time,” O’Leary said.

    The names of the boy and his rescuers were not made public.

    O’Leary said the boy had been out with relatives in a Mount Vernon park about 10 blocks from the parkway. A cousin who was watching him got distracted and the boy took off in his blue-and-gray toy ATV, O’Leary said.

    “It kind of just happened in the blink of an eye,” he said.

    The family spent 20 to 30 minutes looking for him, then went to police at about 7:40 p.m., “just as we started getting 911 calls that there’s a child on the Bronx River Parkway operating a toy vehicle,” O’Leary said.

    “He took the Oak Street ramp going north, comes down the ramp, is in the acceleration lane and then actually in the right lane of the parkway for a brief time,” O’Leary said.

    Cars routinely go 50 mph in that area.

    The boy was checked out at a hospital, found to be OK and reunited with his family.


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    9 years ago

    I once had an neighbor who had her four or five year old operate that device in her driveway, which was next door to my home. I don’t think that the child was wearing a crash helmet. I was afraid that the device was going to turn over, as he was running the ATV, at a fast speed. The Mother appeared to be oblivious to any danger.

    9 years ago

    One lucky kid. Smart drivers who rescued him too.

    mewhoze
    mewhoze
    9 years ago

    this is going on inmany bungalow colonies, parents must watch their children

    cbdds
    cbdds
    9 years ago

    This was not a typical child, it is reported that he is autistic.
    Anybody that thinks they know how to watch their kids better has probably never had an autistic child which needs watching 24/7/365

    TexasJew
    TexasJew
    9 years ago

    How did he pay for the tolls? EZ TAG?