MENTOR-ON-THE-LAKE, Ohio - A sergeant with the Mentor-on-the-Lake Police Department had a unique stop with two young drivers on April 15 in a viralSgt. Scott Daubenmire ‘stopped’ two drivers in the pink toy car and asked for the driver’s license and proof of insurance.
“Where’s the engine?” Daubenmire asked the young girl who was driving the toy. “Neither one of you got seatbelts on,” he continued, in a joking manner. The officer proceeded to return to his car to get his clipboard as he said he would have to issue the two kids a ticket, causing one of the two to start crying.“How fast was she going, officer?” a bystander asked.The young driver got a ‘ticket’ because she, nor her passenger, were wearing seatbelts at the time.
“You need to appear in court, and I’m going to make sure this ticket is mailed to you,” the sergeant said.Copyright 2022 WOIO. All rights reserved.