3-Year-Old Takes Out Car for Midnight Spin

LAND O'LAKES, Fla. —  “I go zoom!” was all a 3-year-old boy had to say after grabbing a parent’s car keys and taking a wild joy ride.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers remain stumped as to how Mikey Sproul, who stands just 30 inches tall, was able to hit the gas pedal and maneuver at the same time.

The toddler’s steering was a bit suspect. He hit three cars in less than half a mile during the ride Friday. But no one was hurt, including him.

Mikey’s trip started just after midnight when, as his parents slept, he climbed their five-foot bedroom dresser and snatched the keys. Dressed in nothing but his underwear, he hopped into the 1979 Mercury and fired it up.