Woman in US avoids penalty for driving while ‘intoxicated’ after being pulled over in a toy car
- Megan Holman was stopped by South Carolina police while driving a motorised vehicle designed for children that can go up to about 10km/h
A South Carolina woman avoided punishment after police found her driving while intoxicated because of her unconventional ride: a motorised toy truck.
Police pulled over Megan Holman, 25, who was riding in a silver ‘Power Wheels’ pick-up truck about a mile from her home, The State newspaper reported.
Holman appeared to be under the influence of a narcotic or drug while she drove on the road, according to the incident report.
Police found her cruising along in the motorised toy truck, which can hit about 8km/h (5pm), after receiving a call about a suspicious woman.
Holman told police she rode the toy truck as part of a scavenger hunt, the newspaper reported. In the incident report, officers wrote “she wanted to be a professional wrestler like her father and this was how to do it”.
Information about her father was not included in the incident report.
Police arrested her and charged her with public intoxication, according to local media reports. Holman was released the same day on a personal recognisance bond.
