The father of a boy who was caught on video driving a car on Quebec roads has spoken out.
The S�ret� du Qu�bec has launched an investigation against parents who posted a video to YouTube showing a seven-year-old boy driving a car while his father films and encourages the child.
"I regret it. I shouldn't have done it, but how many parents let their child drive, in the city, on streets?" said Sylvain Fortier, the boy's father.
The child was driving on dirt roads near St. Lin, on Quebec's north shore. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
Fortier said he's ready to face fines or go to prison if necessary.
The incident, which occurred two years ago, was exaggerated, said Fortin, who bragged on film that the child was driving 70 km/h.
"I was proud of my son. He was able to drive a car, maybe not at 100 kilometres, and not at 70, but at 40 kilometres, on a small road," said Fortin.
The video also shows the boy's younger sister sitting on her mother's lap in the back seat of the car. Neither appears to be wearing a seatbelt.
The S�ret� du Qu�bec has not yet laid charges.
