In Nizhny Novgorod, police are reviewing a video of a child driving a Maybach

The video reached the police a year and a half later

In Nizhny Novgorod, police have launched an inquiry after a video spread widely on social media showing a boy driving a Maybach while his father sits in the back seat. The start of the inquiry was announced by the press service of the regional Interior Ministry directorate; no results have been reported yet. The Telegram channel Ni Mash also wrote about the inquiry into the incident, a post that is cited by Gazeta.Ru.

What the father says

According to the man, he posted the family video a year and a half ago, and it has now unexpectedly spread across the internet. The father sees nothing wrong with what happened: he claims the drive took place far outside the city, the speed allegedly did not exceed 36 km/h, and his son has been 'learning' to drive since the age of five. In his view, the statute of limitations on the offense has already expired. In the video, the man says: 'Finally, dad has lived to the age when his son drives him around. What, we're riding in style, right? Come on, take your dad to the chicks.'

Context and what remains unknown

The father's position and the fact of the inquiry are practically all that is known at this point: police have announced neither the outcome nor whether a case will be opened, and the man's claims about the speed and location of the drive have not been officially confirmed. Notably, the video appeared online long before the inquiry began — it was its recent viral spread that drew law enforcement's attention. In both outlets' publications, the case is mentioned alongside other high-profile stories involving minors behind the wheel: it was previously reported that a father put his son behind the wheel of a Lexus to dig potatoes, and in Penza Region a 15-year-old driver and his female passenger died in a collision with a truck — police are investigating the circumstances under which the teenager ended up behind the wheel.