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Mom Allegedly Lets 9-Year-Old Drive to McDonald's
A mother is accused of letting a 9-year-old drive to a McDonald's...what?
According to a NBC9 News in Colorado, a mom has been accused of allegedly letting her 9-year old daughter drive to McDonald's.
Grand Junction police say that 36-year-old Lori Rogers let her 9-year-old daughter drive miles across town, reportedly stopping at a McDonald's and even going through the drive-thru. Bizarre? We thought so. But it gets worse.
Apparently, Rogers' 10-month-old baby was also in the backseat.
The thought process is baffling to us. But to the 9-year-old driving? Well, things must be a lot simpler.
In the daughter's estimation, as she told one witness, she was "simply learning how to drive."
In any case, when police showed up to the McDonald's they saw that Rogers had moved back to the front seat. It was determined that she was suffering from some sort of mental or physical disorder, and the appropriate actions were then taken to ensure she was taken care of.
Is this a big deal, that a child not even a teenager was supposedly being taught to drive? Let us know your thoughts in a comment!
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Ms.Rogers OBVIOUSLY was having a "mental or physical disorder". She is nutzo...Letting a 9 year old drive across town,with her 10 month old in the back seat. That warrants some serious jail time. Her decision ENDANGERED many innocent drivers /pedestrians,not to mention her 10 month old baby ,her 9 year old and herself. CHeck her into the psych ward of the local jail,pronto. And take away her drivers license, her car and put her kids in PROTECTIVE custodyt ASAP..
Perhaps whoever approves such behavior needs to have major surgery performed by a 9 year old. Any volunteers???
Why is it always Colorado?!
no its fine
People who think this is shocking must be from the city! We country folks do this all the time! yee haww!
There is a difference in teaching to drive and driving on the open roads. Do I think it's wrong to teach a younger child to drive, No, as long as the child is big enough and responsable enough. Do I think it's wrong to let a young child on the open road, YES. Unless it was an emergency and that child was trying to get the parent to the hospital. But this is so not suprising to hear about. Too many parents are letting their young children(not even big enough to reach the peddles properly) drive to stupid places like...McD's, liquor stores, being designated drivers, etc. Come on people, use common sense. And stay sober when you have children.
SO???? He knows how to drive thats great. yrs ago kids HAD to learn to drive early in order to help mom and dad with crops, cattle etc etc. kids learning to drive early in order to help out with farms. crops, cattle etc is nothing new My old landlady taught her son to drive when he was like 10 or so b/c of the farm they had..why is this news??? LMAO gotta love city folk, spolied azz city folk that dont realise HOW food WE GROW gets on THEIR tables, AND YES, BY KIDS WHO DO LEARN TO DRIVE EARLY. and have no clue how country living is lol
I'm not wrtohy to be in the same forum. ROTFL
The photo is a shop, I can see the pixels...
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wow, no crash? pretty good. but yeah, the lady is insane. new KODAK moment: BABY'S FIRST CAR RIDE
I SAVED A BUNDLE WITH GIECO,
I'm from the country. All seven year olds drive tractors and trucks and all kinds of motored vehicles. I let my fourteen year old drive across town to teach him how to drive. Apparently the 9-year old did well.
bet she's black.
Who cares?
ANONYMOUS ON; I bet where you come from the sheep sleep with one eye open too.