The boy, in pajamas and bare feet, was spotted wandering a street in the Overvecht area of the city early Saturday morning by passers-by calling emergency services, North Utrecht police said on their Instagram account. After receiving a medical examination and a hug from an ambulance crew, the infant – without any parental signs in the area – was taken to the nearest police station and given a cup of hot chocolate, the post said. Shortly afterwards, a police patrol reported that a car had been abandoned in the same neighborhood, apparently after first colliding with two parked vehicles. A call to the registered owner of the car revealed that she was the boy’s mother. “She explained that her son was ‘extremely businesslike,’” police said. “He spoke to the child on the phone and we saw him imitate a collision and make a movement of the steering wheel with his hands. “It made us suspect he might be driving.” Police escorted the mother and her son to the abandoned car, where the boy’s father also joined. “In the car, we asked the child if he could show us how it works,” Utrecht police said in an Instagram post. “He opened the car and put the key in the ignition. He started the car, moved his left foot on the clutch and hit the accelerator “. They concluded that he “woke up early when his father left to go to work and decided to go for a car”. Subscribe to the First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7 p.m. BST Fortunately, police said in a post – “The new Max Verstappen was discovered in the Overvecht”, in a report on the Belgian-Dutch 2021 Formula 1 world champion – “the adventure of this mini racer ended in a flicker”.
