According to CBC News, Kasper Lincoln of Prince Georgia, Canada was taken into custody after law enforcement executed a traffic stop on a pink Barbie Jeep designed for children in north-central British Columbia on Friday, September 5.
Images obtained by the outlet show Lincoln behind the wheel of the toy car in a pair of aviator sunglasses while on what was described as a “high-traffic” roadway.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police told CBC News that after Lincoln was pulled over by an unmarked police cruiser, it was determined that he had a suspended license and was possibly intoxicated, which was later verified by two breath analysis tests, per the outlet.
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Authorities told the outlet that driving an unlicensed motorized vehicle, even one designed for children, on a roadway meant for full-sized vehicles is against the law.
“It’s a huge public safety risk. If you’re using it on the sidewalk, you pose a risk to pedestrians, to children. If you’re using it on the roadway, it’s a safety risk to yourself. Nobody wants to hit somebody in a Barbie car and drivers aren’t looking for Barbie cars in the roadway,” Kyla Lee, a Vancouver-based lawyer specializing in driving offenses, said when speaking with CBC News.
