"Scolded by Dad"... 13-Year-Old Chinese Boy Drives 500km in a Fit of Rage

10 Hours and 500 km of Accident-Free Driving
Handed Over to Parents After Safety Training

A 13-year-old boy in China was caught driving his father's taxi for 500 km in a fit of anger after being scolded by his father, drawing attention after the incident was revealed late.

According to local media including Huanqiu Shibao on the 29th, at around 10 a.m. on the 23rd, police at the Langfang Highway District in Hebei Province discovered a minor driving a taxi while inspecting vehicles passing through the checkpoint on the northern route of the new airport.

A 13-year-old Chinese boy drove 500 km in his father's taxi.
[Photo by Baidu]

Investigation revealed that the driver was 13-year-old Pan, and two boys aged 16 and 13 were riding along in the taxi.

Pan told the police, "I usually sit in the front passenger seat of the taxi and learned how to operate it by watching my father drive," adding, "After being scolded by my father, I wanted to go far away to get some fresh air."

It was found that Pan secretly took his father's taxi while his father was asleep the previous night, picked up his friends, and drove around the neighborhood area before entering the highway to head to Liaoning Province.

Pan drove for 10 hours covering 500 km before being caught by the police, and no accidents occurred. The police conducted safety education for the parents who were contacted, urged them to prevent recurrence, and then handed the children over to them.