A 10-year-old boy caused quite a commotion in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. After his mother walked into his elementary school one recent afternoon, he decided to drive her car home by himself.

Last week, a caller reported a stolen vehicle with a child inside to the Mt. Juliet Police Department, prompting their response. Little did they know it was the child who took it.

WKRN News reports the mother had gone inside the school to drop off paperwork. When she returned to her vehicle, both it and her son were gone.

A witness informed Mt. Juliet Police that the vehicle had “recklessly” backed out of the lot. They said the driver almost hit another vehicle, jumped a curb, and sped off.

After a search of nearby roads, in addition to a look at surveillance footage, authorities surmised that the 10-year-old boy drove the car away.

“After reviewing the immediately available school video, it was determined that the 10-year-old child climbed into the driver’s seat and drove the car home after the parent went inside the school,” Mt. Juliet Police wrote on social media.

The boy’s father was shocked, in more ways than one, when his son and the police showed up

Officers visited the boy’s home about a mile away from the school. There, they discovered the car in the garage with the door open. The boy bumped the vehicle into a refrigerator while parking; otherwise, it was undamaged.

The boy was located inside the home with his father. The father reportedly felt confused about how his son had gotten home with the car without his mother. The 10-year-old informed officers that he drove home after a disagreement with his mom.

Upon arriving at the home, the police discovered that the boy’s father had an outstanding warrant. He was wanted in Nashville for wire fraud, and he was taken into custody.

“Families, we do offer a friendly reminder to please be mindful of your vehicles when entering campus, and the occupants inside, especially when a vehicle has its engine running and parked,” Wilson County Schools wrote in a notice to families of the school’s students. “The absolute safest practice for campus visits is to park your vehicle in a designated visitor parking space, turn off the vehicle, lock your doors, and take any children that are with you inside the building.”