Man drunk, he left a 7 year old to drive

Australian police were surprised to discover a seven year old child driving a car at 3:00 am Friday with a 41 year old man highly drunk.

child behind the wheel

The police patrol noticed the car traveling with lights off at night in south of Brisbane. The driver was a 7 year old boy, who was handed over to relatives.

The man in the passenger seat, who had been drinking heavily was charged with dangerous behavior in a motor vehicle, and alcohol status with a child under his responsibility, police said.