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7-Year-Old Boy in Hot Seat After Driving to Store for Cheerios

Aired April 12, 2000 - 10:48 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Now the story of 7-year-old Perley King of Tacoma, Washington who got into some big trouble for driving his sister's car. But you see, he was out of his favorite cereal, Cheerios, and he had to go out for more. Now he's cashing in and that's causing a little bit of a controversy.

The report now from Bob Branom (ph) of our Tacoma affiliate KIRO.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

PERLEY KING, AGE 7: I got in the car.

BOB BRANOM, KIRO-TV REPORTER (voice-over): Perley's the boy who got hungry for Cheerios last week. So even though he couldn't work the pedals and see above the steering wheel at the same time, he drove erratically with his dog Bear to a nearby grocery store. Fortunately, he was stopped by police before he could do himself or others any harm.

P. KING: Without Cheerios I go crazy.

BRANOM: A Cheerios PR person's dream sound bite. That's in part why little Perley is about to be awarded a year's worth of Cheerios and other toys.

JEANNE KING, PERLEY'S MOTHER: I just think it's people's concern for his safety, is the way I'm looking at it. When General Mills contacted us and stuff, they said that they would like to, you know, give him some Cheerios and stuff and so then that way he wouldn't feel the need to go to the store and try something like he did that wasn't as smart as it should have been.

BRANOM (on camera): You're getting a year's worth of Cheerios. Don't you think that's a reward for what you did?

P. KING: No.

BRANOM: How come?

P. KING: Because I did something wrong.0

BRANOM (voice-over): He gets no argument from the police.

ED TROYER, PIERCE CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: He shouldn't be rewarded for his actions. It was dangerous. And kids at 7 years old should know better, and we hope no other kids will go out and try the same thing thinking that they may also get this type of reward.

BRANOM: And as for all the media attention he's gotten and will soon get...

P. KING: I need a break.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

KAGAN: Cute little boy.

BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Absolutely.

KAGAN: Maybe Cheerios will throw in a couple of front teeth for him as well.

HEMMER: The youngster said he learned to drive from playing video games.

KAGAN: Yes, as you saw.

HEMMER: As you could see, yes.

KAGAN: Yes, officers not amused.

HEMMER: Said he goes crazy when he doesn't have his Cheerios. I sympathize when I don't get my Frosted Flakes.

KAGAN: There you go. It wasn't like he wasn't supervised. He had his dog with him, right?

HEMMER: With you. And the dog right there.

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