Grandpa Forgets Granddaughter in Car's Trunk
  • 12 years ago
Grandpa Forgets Granddaughter in Car's Trunk - as part of the news and politics series by GeoBeats.

An outing to a picturesque lake in Germany turned ugly when a grandfather simply forgot that his grand-daughter was in the car's trunk.

Sorpe lake is a beautiful spot in Germany for spending some time with nature.

According to The Local, the grandfather told authorities that his nine-year old grand-daughter had asked to ride in the trunk of the car. When they got to the lake, the grandfather got so absorbed the beauty of the place, he forgot that his grand-daughter was in the trunk.
The passerbys heard the banging from the car's trunk and she was freed subsequently by the police and fire department.

There have been other such bizarre cases where authorities have discovered passengers in car trunks.

A British man, driving with 10 passengers, was banned from driving after the cops found 4 of those passengers in the trunk.

A report in the Augusta Chronicle noted that an 82-year-old Augusta man was arrested after he put a misbehaving child in his car's trunk.

In an LA Times story, during a routine traffic stop in New York, authorities found a cat in the trunk covered in peppers, oil, and salt. The driver wanted to cook the cat.

As for the German grandfather, he has vowed never to put anyone in the trunk of a car again.
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