Driver posts photo of letting 12-year-old son drive car "for fun"

(NLDO)- Mr. L. admitted to letting his son sit in the driver's seat and told him he would film his son driving the car for fun.

On the evening of January 27, a representative of the Traffic Police Department (Ministry of Public Security) said that the Department of Road and Railway Traffic Patrol and Control (Traffic Police Department) and the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control ( Thai Binh Provincial Police) had worked with the driver who posted a photo of his 12-year-old son driving a car on the road.

Mr. L.'s photo on social media. Photo: Contributor

Previously, on the evening of January 25, a video clip of more than 2 minutes long appeared on social networks, livestreamed by the father himself on his personal page, showing off that his son drove home by himself.

"Today, dad drank alcohol and the youngest son drove him home", "I am your son, so I have to drive you home every time you are drunk. I am reporting to you, I am only 12 years old and in 6th grade" - the father said in the video.

Immediately after receiving the information, the Road and Railway Traffic Patrol and Control Department (Traffic Police Department) sent officers and soldiers to verify and investigate the incident.

During the verification process, the authorities identified the man in the clip as LNL (born in 1981, residing in Vu Thu district, Thai Binh province). Mr. L. is also the owner of the car with license plate 30K-792.XX.

At the police station, Mr. LNL said the incident happened at Cau Coi (Vu Hoi commune, Vu Thu district, Thai Binh province).

According to Mr. L., at around 6 p.m., he was driving his car with his son near Cau Coi area when the car broke down. While the tow truck was towing the car, Mr. L. let his son sit in the driver's seat and told him that he would take a video of his son driving the car for fun.

Mr. L. also admitted that he filmed and posted the video on social media just for fun. He himself realized that his act of posting false information was wrong and caused public confusion.

A representative of the Traffic Police Department said that the driver who filmed the above video showed signs of violating the act of providing and sharing fabricated information, causing panic among the people, and was fined from 10 million to 20 million VND.

The authorities will continue to verify acts that show signs of violating regulations on transporting people in the vehicle's cargo bed or transporting people in the towed vehicle (except the driver).

Currently, the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention, Thai Binh Provincial Police continue to investigate and clarify the case.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/tai-xe-dang-tai-hinh-anh-cho-con-trai-12-tuoi-lai-oto-cho-vui-19625012721382015.htm