--- title: Toddler Crashes Jeep Then Watches Cartoons description: A 3-year-old boy in Oregon crashed a Jeep and then went to watch cartoons, police say. canonical: https://time.com/3047533/police-say-toddler-raced-home-to-watch-cartoons-after-crashing-jeep-into-house/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-28T18:25:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:11:58.509Z og:title: Police Say Toddler Raced Home to Watch Cartoons After Crashing Jeep into House og:description: A 3-year-old boy in Oregon crashed a Jeep and then went to watch cartoons, police say. og:url: https://time.com/3047533/police-say-toddler-raced-home-to-watch-cartoons-after-crashing-jeep-into-house/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte579c292aa736b74/69869d7d361760f12290d3d2/toddler-crash.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Toddler-Crash og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Police Say Toddler Raced Home to Watch Cartoons After Crashing Jeep into House twitter:description: A 3-year-old boy in Oregon crashed a Jeep and then went to watch cartoons, police say. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte579c292aa736b74/69869d7d361760f12290d3d2/toddler-crash.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Police Say Toddler Raced Home to Watch Cartoons After Crashing Jeep into House  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jul 28, 2014 6:25 PM UTC  This photo provided by the Myrtle Creek Police Department shows a Jeep that authorities say a toddler crashed into an home in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. This photo provided by the Myrtle Creek Police Department shows a Jeep that authorities say a toddler crashed into an home in Myrtle Creek, Oregon.Myrtle Creek Police Department – AP  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jul 28, 2014 6:25 PM UTC An Oregon toddler crashed a Jeep into a neighbor’s house and then went home to watch cartoons on Tuesday, July 22, according to police, CNN [reports](http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/28/us/oregon-toddler-jeep-crash/index.html). The Myrtle Creek Police Department has said the three-year-old boy managed to climb into the vehicle with the keys and knock it out of gear. KPTV [reports](http://www.kptv.com/story/26109158/police-3-year-old-diapered-driver-crashes-jeep-runs-home-to-watch-cartoons) that witnesses saw the car roll down the street and through an intersection before crashing into a neighbor’s house. A police officer found the boy sitting on the couch in his home watching cartoons on TV, Myrtle Creek Police officer Kevin Taggart told CNN. The damage to the house is reportedly minor, and the child was not injured. _ABC News_ [reports](http://abcnews.go.com/US/diaper-clad-boy-crashes-aunts-jeep-runs-home/story?id=24735898) that police cited the toddler’s mother Brennan Pennington for the lack of supervision. 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