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Oregon Jeep Crash Caused by 3-year-old Boy

Just in case you need more proof that you should never leave young children unattended and you should always set your parking brake, check out this story. KPTV Fox 12 reports that a 3-year-old Oregon boy was the cause of a crash this week that left a Jeep Wrangler embedded into the side of a house. And no, we’re not talking about a Power Wheels Jeep.
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Photo: Myrtle Creek Police Department
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Left unattended by a relative who was watching him, the boy managed to get out of the house and crawl into a Jeep Wrangler owned by his aunt. A police officer had actually noticed the boy playing in the Jeep, and he was able to find the woman who was supposed to be watching him and issued her a ticket. At the time, the boy claims his babysitter was sleeping, but the relative says she had been in the bathroom.

Either way, the police were called back to the scene just 30 minutes later after the Jeep was found crashed into the side of a nearby house. With the Jeep parked on an incline, the boy eventually able to shift the manual transmission out of gear and into neutral causing the Jeep to roll down the street and through an intersection before hitting the house, which you can see in the images taken by the Myrtle Creek Police Department.

After the crash, the report says that the boy – wearing only a diaper – got out of the Jeep and ran back to his house where he was found him sitting on the couch watching cartoons. This time, police cited the women for “failing to supervise a child.”

This kid obviously has a passion for playing in cars and/or Jeeps, but fortunately, nobody was injured in this crash as this story could have ended with a much more tragic result. The same can't be said for the neighbor's home or the Jeep.

Head over to KPTV.com for the news report video.
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