“Second what stupid ass parent lets their 13 year old drive”
Or lets him cook.
Thirteen year olds are plenty old enough to cook and many drive tractors. Looks like the tire blowout might have been the issue.
Cooking at 13? Not unusual and I hardly think boiling eggs is cooking and in rural areas driving underage isn’t that unusual either
My son, though I almost hate to admit it,
created a flash fire while attempting
to cook some French fries. He threw a
a glass of water on a flaming pot of
hot oil. Everything in the kitchen 4 feet
up got so hot it melted the exhaust screen
in the hood vent, and the ceiling fan
blades melted to 180 degrees. Cupboard
doors and wallpaper charred black.
The wife and I returned from a shopping
trip and noticed smoke rolling out the
front door as we pulled up.
I taught my son to drive when he was
12. All off road stuff. We set up a course
complete with a four way stop, 3 point
turns, and parallel parking. He didn’t
get to drive on the street until he
passed his driver’s test.
I’m not defending this kid who was
driving on a public road, under age,
without a license. Hard to tell if his
basic driving skills were up to the task.
But anyone faced with a blowout at
highway speeds is at the mercy of how
the vehicle is going to react. Many
experienced legal drivers die from
this occurrence. I blame the owner of
the truck for faulty/bad equipment.
The two most important components of
any vehicle are good tires and brakes.