A man is facing five years in jail over a three-car pile up after telling his eight-year-old son to drive him home because he was too drunk. Mikolaj Tomaszewski, 38, had been drinking with friends in Gielniow, Poland, all afternoon.


When he decided to go home, he realised he was far over the legal limit. Thankfully, called upon an alternative young Juliusz.

Crash

Juliusz Tomszewski, eight, got a call from his father, Mikolaj, telling him to cycle to the pub to drive him home

Rather than call a taxi, the father called his son and told him to cycle to the pub, and then to drive him home. He told police that he had allowed the youngster to practice driving at weekends in a local supermarket car park, and thought it would be fine for his son to drive him the short distance home.

But as the eight-year-old struggled behind the wheel of the Opel Corsa, he pulled in front of a car coming the other way at a crossing. The collision sent them flying across the road into a third car.

The little boy lost control of the Opus and careered into another car which slammed them into a third

All three vehicles were written off. The front of the Opus burst open and crushed completely. A metallic yellow Peugeot was half obliterated, with its wheels smashed off.

The third car lost its bumper. The father and son were among five people taken to hospital with cuts and bruising. Tomaszewski was later arrested for endangering the life of a minor and causing an accident.