Cover image via TelegraphDrive-thru staff could not believe their eyes when a young lad pulled up to order some burgers
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The boy – from East Palestine, Ohio – wasn't going to let a little thing like his age stand between him and a delicious burger.
With an appetite for a cheeseburger, the eight-year-old boy drove himself and his 4-year-old sister to McDonald's after learning how to drive by watching YouTube videos
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The incident occurred at around 8pm on Sunday, 9 April, after the children's dad arrived back from work and headed to bed for an early night.
"**The workers thought that the parents were in the back, which they obviously weren't,**" local police officer Jacob Koehler told the [Weirton Times](http://www.weirtondailytimes.com/news/local-news/2017/04/young-driver-gets-help-from-youtube).
According to [Fox News](http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/04/12/8-year-old-drives-younger-sister-to-mcdonalds-after-craving-burger.html), multiple police reports were lodged after witnesses saw a young boy behind the wheels.
Police also said the youngster taught himself how to drive by watching YouTube videos
"I think there is a good teaching point here. With the way technology is kids will learn how to do anything and everything. **This kid learned how to drive on YouTube. He probably looked it up for five minutes and then said it was time to go,**" Koehler said.
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The youngster – who used money from his piggy bank to pay for the food – reportedly broke down and cried when approached by police
Speaking through tears, he told the officer that all he wanted was a cheeseburger.
A family friend who was inside the restaurant spotted the children and called their grandparent's, who later picked them up.
**No charges were filed and the kids were able to eat their McDonald's while waiting for their grandparents.**
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