WICOMICO CHURCH, Va. (AP) -A 6-year-old Virginia boy who missed his bus tried to drive to school in his family’s sedan – and crashed.

His parents were charged with child endangerment.

State police said the boy suffered only minor injuries and authorities drove him to school after he was evaluated at a local hospital for a bump on his head. He arrived shortly after lunch, Sgt. Tom Cunningham said.

It happened around 7:40 a.m. Monday. The boy, whose name wasn’t released, missed the bus, took the keys to his family’s 2005 Ford Taurus and drove nearly six miles toward school while his mother was asleep, police said.

He passed several cars and ran off the rural two-lane road several times before hitting an embankment and utility pole about a mile and a half from school.

The boy told police he learned to drive playing Grand Theft Auto and Monster Truck Jam video games.

Model: Google should ID blogger

NEW YORK (AP) – A model targeted by negative commentary by an anonymous blogger is seeking a court order that would force Google to reveal who the person or people responsible are.

Liskula Cohen, in her filing in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, said the commentary on her hygiene and sexual habits on the site was defamatory, malicious and false.

The posts were on a blog hosted by Google’s Blogger.com. In a statement, Google said its policy was to provide subscriber information only under subpoena or other legal requirement.

‘Youth Ball’ added to inaugural events

WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Barack Obama is adding a “Youth Ball” to the parties planned to celebrate his Jan. 20 inauguration.

The Presidential Inaugural Committee said Tuesday the ball for people aged 18 to 35 would celebrate “the role young Americans can play to serve their communities.” Tickets will be available for a reduced price of $75. Most inaugural ball tickets are $150.

The committee also announced regional inaugural balls for guests from the Midwest, West, East, South and Mid-Atlantic regions of the country, as well as balls for guests from Obama’s home states of Illinois and Hawaii and Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s home states of Delaware and Pennsylvania.

“He was very intent on getting to school,” said Northumberland County Sheriff Chuck Wilkins. “When he got out of the car, he started walking to school. He did not want to miss breakfast and PE.”

His parents, Jacqulyn Deana Waltman, 26, and David Eugene Dodson, 40, are each charged with child endangerment, Wilkins said. Waltman is being held without bond. Dodson was released on a $5,000 bond.

It was not clear if they had attorneys.

The boy and his 4-year-old brother were placed in protective custody.

“This really is a story of miracles,” Wilkins said. “The Lord was with him, along with everybody else on the highway.”

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