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    8-year-old girl drove mom's SUV on Target run: 'We did let her finish her Frappuccino'

    By Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY,

    6 hours ago

    An 8-year-old girl is safely inside her Ohio home after taking her mother's car and driving it to a nearby Target, police said.

    Bedford police shared a Facebook post on Sunday morning about the young girl's Target run.

    "Well I’ve finally found a woman who’s in more of a hurry to shop at Target than my wife," the Facebook post says. "More of (a) hurry by 8 years. That’s right an 8-year-old took mommy’s car this morning and drove to Target in Bainbridge to shop."

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    A Target shopping cart is seen in front of a store logo in Azusa, California U.S. on November 16, 2017. Lucy Nicholson, REUTERS

    8-year-old told police she hit mailbox

    The girl made it to the store where she was immediately located by Bainbridge, Ohio police, according to the social media post. Officers noticed her mother's 2020 Nissan Rogue in the store's parking lot, WJW reported , citing law enforcement officials.

    "Not sure what she bought, or if she was even able to use her Target app to save 5%," police wrote in the post. "We did let her finish her Frappuccino. We’re not mean."

    The girl was not injured during her trip, but she told officers that she "struck a mailbox," according to WJW.

    Police did not say how far the girl drove, but WJW used Google Maps to determine that the store was more than 10 miles from where she reported missing, thus making her trip about a 20 to 25-minute drive.

    This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 8-year-old girl drove mom's SUV on Target run: 'We did let her finish her Frappuccino'

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    Betty Boop
    1h ago
    I'm just glad she and others are all okay! something to tell the grandchildren for sure 😃😃
    Girl
    1h ago
    I don’t see anything comical or cute about this child breaking the law. She could have caused a fatal accident. Her parents need to punish her big time after her butt whipping.
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