By Kaylee Remington
cleveland.com
PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia — A Canadian man’s quest for a Slurpee took an unexpected turn after he was accused of impaired driving while behind the wheel of a child-sized Barbie Jeep, according to the Daily Mail.
Kasper Lincoln, 40, was spotted cruising down a busy road in Prince George on the morning of Sept. 5 in a hot pink Power Wheels Jeep designed for children ages 3 to 7.
According to a news release from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, officers encountered Lincoln on Fifteenth Avenue during rush-hour traffic. The streets were already overwhelmed with emergency incidents, including building fires and ambulance-related crashes, when officers stopped the unconventional vehicle near Nicholson Street .
Corporal Jennifer Cooper, spokeswoman for the RCMP, explained the reasoning behind the stop.
“Any vehicle on a roadway that is powered by anything other than muscular power fits into the definition of a motor vehicle and requires a licensed driver and insurance,” Cooper wrote in the release. “While it might seem to some to be an inefficient use of police time to pull over a driver in a toy car, the risk the driver was creating to other motorists on the road who were forced to go around him, coupled with the risk to himself as other drivers are not in the habit of looking for toy cars on the busy road, was enough to warrant police attention.”
Lincoln, who was found to have a suspended license, was arrested for prohibited driving. Breath tests confirmed he was over the legal limit, resulting in a 90-day driving prohibition and a court date scheduled for December. The investigation remains ongoing.
The Barbie Jeep, which tops out at five mph and has a weight limit of 130 pounds, was borrowed from Lincoln’s roommate’s daughter, the Daily Mail reported.
He told the CBC after his release that he had been planning to meet up with a friend to get a Slurpee, but then “got lazy” and opted to drive his roommate’s child’s toy car instead of walking.
“I never drove it before,” Lincoln said, laughing. “I was using the hand signals and everything.”
This story was written with the assistance of AI.
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