The Case of the 12-Year-Old Rally Kid Who Drove 800 Miles Before Being Caught

The boy was taken to Broken Hill Police Station. (9NEWS)

9NEWS:  Boy, 12, who tried to drive across Australia was only stopped when police noticed his broken bumper

Without another word, there's already a whole lot of strange flying about with this one.


A 12-year-old boy who drove 1300 kilometres across NSW on his own in the family car was involved in a crash before he was eventually stopped by highway patrol officers.

The boy was en-route to Perth when he was pulled over at Broken Hill in far west New South Wales on Saturday morning - some 1300 kilometres into his journey.

- 9NEWS

That route is one of the most dangerous in the world so why, why, why was this kid trying to do it.


He had earlier left his home in Kendall on the state's east coast about 11.10am on Friday.

"He'd taken the family car," Detective Inspector Kim Fehon said.

- 9NEWS

He must have taken the family money as well or how did he put fuel in the vehicle and, by the way, how did he put fuel in it anyway without being stopped.


"His parents reported him missing immediately after he left home, so they were looking for him.”

- 9NEWS

They're talking plural 'rents here so that shot my theory all to hell that this journey was based on an ugly divorce and he felt he wound up with the wrong parent.


Some people on social media have praised the illegal driver's efforts, calling him a "pretty clever kid" who deserved a "gold star for effort".

"Clearly he's a top driver. No ticket in 1300km," Lou Steer wrote on Facebook.

But Det. Insp Fehon says the boy should not be commended.

"Not only was the child's life at risk but all the people he went past and came in contact with," she said.

- 9NEWS

Yeah, yeah, another stiff ass flatfoot.  The kid was cool but why, why, why.


Ed:  he was trying to impress Jody Foster?

Maybe so, maybe so