Young child to 911: ‘My daddy went past a red light’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMH0Epk13qU
If you think your children aren’t paying attention to your driving, think again.
A Quincy child named Robert called 911 on Saturday to report that his dad ran a red light.
Quincy police posted the call to Facebook on Wednesday, writing, “Every day we answer numerous 911 calls. Often times, these calls are from individuals who are in need of immediate assistance. Sometimes, it’s a simple misdial. Then there’s Robert’s 9-1-1 call.”
Here’s how the call went down:
After the officer says, “911. This line is recorded. What is your emergency?” Robert says, “My daddy went past a red light. He has a black truck. He was in the brand new car, my mummy’s car.”
“Yeah? Then what happened?” the officer responded.
“And he had to go to the car wash and then he went past the red light,” says the boy.
“He did?” the officer says. “Is he home right now?”
After Robert got his father on the phone, the officer says, “Hi, Quincy police.”
“Oh no,” the dad responds. “I’m just going to apologize. That’s my 5 year-old son.”
“He just wanted to let us know you ran a red light,” the officer says.
The dad laughs, “Oh no. I apologize.”
“No problem. As long as everything is all set,” the officer says.
“Yup, yeah, we’re good. Thank you. I’m sorry again,” says the dad before hanging up.
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