Actually, He Wanted To Go To Hooters

Talk about a ready-made commercial for Applebees.

"Our food is so good, a six-year-old will try to drive here. And did we mention our pick-up window is now open late?"

Boy, 6, tries to drive to Applebees

ROOMFIELD, Colo. - A 6-year-old boy was hungry and decided he'd go to Applebees. So he grabbed the car keys, took his booster seat from the back seat of his grandmother's car and placed it in the driver's seat, then made a go of driving himself to the restaurant Tuesday.

He made it about 75 feet. Unable to take the car out of reverse, he crossed the street and ran into a transformer and communication box, knocking out electricity and phone service to dozens of townhomes.

Nobody was injured and the boy, whose name was not released, got out of his car and told his grandmother what happened.

"He proceeded to start the car and started backing up," said Sgt. Colleen O'Connell of the Broomfield Police Department. "He went backward about 47 feet, hit the curb, then went backward another 29 feet."

I'm kind of curious where the grandmother was while this was going on, and why didn't the boy just aske for some food?