05-07-2020, 05:14 AM
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So people understand, the interstate he was driving 30 mph in a 70mph zone where people commonly drive between 70-85 mph. Yes, the speed limit is 70 mph but not in a rural area, Ogden is one of Utah's largest cities. I have driven this stretch of road more times than I can count. It is the largest interstate by vehicle volume and a major semi-truck shipping artery in Utah. The fact that no one was hurt or killed is a miracle.
OGDEN
A day after he took the wheel of his parents’ SUV and headed down the freeway — only to be stopped by a trooper who wondered why the car was weaving and going just 32 mph — Adrian Zamarripa got his wish of cruising in a Lamborghini.
This time, he sat in the passenger seat.
Adrian, who turns 6 next month, grinned Tuesday as he rolled up and down his Ogden street in a black Huracan model, a joyride made possible by a fellow sports car aficionado a few decades his senior.
It was a safer test drive than on Monday afternoon, when a Utah Highway Patrol trooper spotted the swerving SUV on southbound I-15 in Ogden.
Morgan suspects the young driver traveled about 2 miles from his Ogden home to the freeway off-ramp at 25th Street. He helped the boy put the car into park and turn it off before summoning his parents.
A sulky Adrian told the trooper he was traveling to his sister’s house in California, where he planned to purchase a Lamborghini with the $3 in his wallet after his mother refused to buy one for him, Morgan recalled.
Joel Zamarripa said he did not initially suspect that his son made a getaway. He rushed home and was searching for the boy when police called.
Zamarripa fought emotion as he described the ordeal on Tuesday, saying he does not understand how his son learned to drive or managed to pull away from the family’s home and onto busy roads.
The boy’s mother, Beatriz Flores, said through tears that she was similarly at a loss of words.
On Tuesday, the seriousness of the boy’s brief escape fully sank in, Estrada said, adding that the experience is a reminder to her family and others to keep a close eye on youngsters.
On Tuesday, fellow Lamborghini aficionado and owner Jeremy Neves didn’t want to focus on the negatives. So he treated Adrian to rides up and down the street.
Even though the boy took a dangerous risk and Neves doesn’t want to encourage similar behavior among other kids, he said he couldn’t help but feel inspired when a friend sent him an article about the boy’s adventure.
“He had the courage to just go after what he wanted, you know?” said Neves, who took his own maiden joyride at age 12. “He didn’t have the skill set, let alone the size to drive a vehicle, and he figured it out.”
Neves said he wanted to cheer up the boy and others in a time filled with negativity, fear and doubt. He embraced a shy Adrian, who didn’t say much, but could be seen smiling and inspecting the car.
“Maybe he’s getting punished, maybe he’s grounded, maybe he’s got some chores to do. I can relate to that,” Neves said. “At the same time, I thought it would be really cool to say, ‘Your dreams aren’t as far away as you think they are.’”
Adrian, still a decade away from lawfully taking the wheel, watched tearfully as the luxury car pulled away Tuesday, but not before several members of his family also went for a quick ride with Neves.
So people understand, the interstate he was driving 30 mph in a 70mph zone where people commonly drive between 70-85 mph. Yes, the speed limit is 70 mph but not in a rural area, Ogden is one of Utah's largest cities. I have driven this stretch of road more times than I can count. It is the largest interstate by vehicle volume and a major semi-truck shipping artery in Utah. The fact that no one was hurt or killed is a miracle.
OGDEN
A day after he took the wheel of his parents’ SUV and headed down the freeway — only to be stopped by a trooper who wondered why the car was weaving and going just 32 mph — Adrian Zamarripa got his wish of cruising in a Lamborghini.
This time, he sat in the passenger seat.
Adrian, who turns 6 next month, grinned Tuesday as he rolled up and down his Ogden street in a black Huracan model, a joyride made possible by a fellow sports car aficionado a few decades his senior.
It was a safer test drive than on Monday afternoon, when a Utah Highway Patrol trooper spotted the swerving SUV on southbound I-15 in Ogden.
Morgan suspects the young driver traveled about 2 miles from his Ogden home to the freeway off-ramp at 25th Street. He helped the boy put the car into park and turn it off before summoning his parents.
A sulky Adrian told the trooper he was traveling to his sister’s house in California, where he planned to purchase a Lamborghini with the $3 in his wallet after his mother refused to buy one for him, Morgan recalled.
Joel Zamarripa said he did not initially suspect that his son made a getaway. He rushed home and was searching for the boy when police called.
Zamarripa fought emotion as he described the ordeal on Tuesday, saying he does not understand how his son learned to drive or managed to pull away from the family’s home and onto busy roads.
The boy’s mother, Beatriz Flores, said through tears that she was similarly at a loss of words.
On Tuesday, the seriousness of the boy’s brief escape fully sank in, Estrada said, adding that the experience is a reminder to her family and others to keep a close eye on youngsters.
On Tuesday, fellow Lamborghini aficionado and owner Jeremy Neves didn’t want to focus on the negatives. So he treated Adrian to rides up and down the street.
Even though the boy took a dangerous risk and Neves doesn’t want to encourage similar behavior among other kids, he said he couldn’t help but feel inspired when a friend sent him an article about the boy’s adventure.
“He had the courage to just go after what he wanted, you know?” said Neves, who took his own maiden joyride at age 12. “He didn’t have the skill set, let alone the size to drive a vehicle, and he figured it out.”
Neves said he wanted to cheer up the boy and others in a time filled with negativity, fear and doubt. He embraced a shy Adrian, who didn’t say much, but could be seen smiling and inspecting the car.
“Maybe he’s getting punished, maybe he’s grounded, maybe he’s got some chores to do. I can relate to that,” Neves said. “At the same time, I thought it would be really cool to say, ‘Your dreams aren’t as far away as you think they are.’”
Adrian, still a decade away from lawfully taking the wheel, watched tearfully as the luxury car pulled away Tuesday, but not before several members of his family also went for a quick ride with Neves.
