If you’re a six-year-old aspiring criminal, don’t think that your Barbie Jeep will slip through town unnoticed.
A man in Canada named Kasper Lincoln was arrested, after he was caught driving through town last weekend, in a child-sized, pink Barbie Jeep. He was also wearing aviator glasses, possibly for safety reasons. (???)
Kasper claims he was being “lazy,” and decided to take the Jeep out on a “Slurpee run,” while a friend walked alongside him. He says he drove on the sidewalk mostly, but he did drive on the side of the road too, and that’s what got him in trouble.
A cop pulled him over, and noticed some REAL violations. Kasper had a suspended license. and he also had a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit. (Yeah, shocking. This is TOTALLY the brilliant plan of a sober man.)
Kasper was arrested for DUI, because he was on the road, and was prohibited from driving for 90 days, in addition to whatever is happening with his suspended license.
He was NOT speeding though. The Barbie Jeep tops out at 5 miles per hour.
Some onlookers got a laugh out of it, and were surprised that the police got involved, with everything else they have on their plate. But the police say this is NOT a laughing matter.
Kasper insisted he didn’t know he was breaking the law, and said he has no problems with the police. He even said the arresting officer was “nice.” When asked what his takeaway was, he said, “Don’t drink and drive.”
(Here’s a photo. There are more at the source link.)
(And here’s an amusing local news story on Kasper’s ride.)
(CBC)
