Demolition derby: Joyriding 9, 10-year olds injure one, wreck 15 cars

Two of the cars damaged by the 10-year-old's driving. Yonhap, courtesy of Daejeon provincial police agency

By Jung Hae-myoung

A girl, 10, crashed her mom's car into 10 other cars in Daejeon, Wednesday, after driving around a parking lot for seven kilometers, according to Daejeon police.

Early this month, a boy, 9, got behind the wheel of his mother's car after she left him to go shopping. He injured one woman and hit five parked cars in front of the mall.

Experts say children tend to think of cars as toys they see and drive in video games.

“I learned how to drive through the internet and playing games,” the delinquent 10-year-old driver was quoted as saying.

Both children are under age and face no legal penalty but their parents have to pay for the damage.