An eight-year-old German boy stole his parents' car early Wednesday morning for a night ride on the highway, where he reached a speed of 140 km / h .

According to the police, the boy was found on the A44 motorway in the direction of the city of Dortmund . The boy's mother informed the police around 00.25 hours that her son had left in the family's automatic VW Golf home, located in the western city of Soest . Around 01.15 he notified the authorities that he had found him.

The boy had stopped the car and turned on the flashing lights when it was located. He explained to his mother that he had stopped after his high-speed ride made him feel bad . He had previously driven cars in private places and regularly played bumper cars and used go-karts.

When police officers arrived on the scene, the boy allegedly burst into tears and said, "I just wanted to drive a little ." The police confirmed that no property had been damaged and that there were no injuries caused by the boy's night excursion.

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