Eight-year-old drives mom’s car to Target nearly 30 minutes away

An eight-year-old Ohio girl drove herself to a Target nearly half an hour away, local police revealed.

The girl drove her mother’s SUV for 24 minutes from Bedford, Ohio to a Target in nearby Bainbridge on Sunday morning, local outlet Cleveland 19 News reports, citing police records.

Bedford Police received a report of a missing kid and car around 9 am on Sunday morning, according to Cleveland 19 news. They put out a lookout call for both the girl and the car before asking the girl’s neighbors if they had seen anything.

Next-door neighbors gave police access to their Ring doorbells, which are equipped with cameras and microphones. Footage showed the eight-year-old driving off by herself that morning.

Officers weren’t able to find the girl on the road – though security footage did show her driving on a nearby road, Cleveland 19 News reports. Police found the girl inside the Target on Sunday morning. Her family picked her up from the store.

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The eight-year-old girl is home safe after driving herself to Target, local police revealed (Getty Images)

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