Man Arrested After Driving Child-Size Pink Barbie Jeep Down 'Busy' Road to Get a 'Slurpee' By Toria Sheffield

A man was arrested for allegedly driving a pink child-size Barbie Jeep while under the influence.

The incident occurred on a “busy” street in Prince George, British Columbia, on Sept. 5, at around 9 a.m. local time, per a media release issued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). 

“While it might seem to some to be an inefficient use of police time to pull over a driver in a toy car, the risk the driver was creating to other motorists on the road who were forced to go around him, coupled with the risk to himself as other drivers are not in the habit of looking for toy cars on the busy road, was enough to warrant police attention,” RCPM Media Relations Officer Cpl. Jennifer Cooper said in the statement.

Cooper said the man — who was later identified as Kasper Lincoln — was found to have had a suspended license and was also driving under the influence. She stated that he was ultimately “arrested for prohibited driving.”

PEOPLE reached out to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for comment on Sunday, Sept. 14, but did not receive an immediate response.

Photos of Lincoln taken by multiple onlookers before the arrest show him smiling while cruising down a main strip, wearing large reflective sunglasses. Other photos show him getting trailed by a police car and ultimately handcuffed.

While speaking to the CBC after his release, Lincoln said he had been planning to meet up with a friend to get a Slurpee, but then “got lazy” and opted to drive his roommate’s child’s toy car instead of walking. 

“I never drove it before,” he told the outlet with a laugh.

Lincoln said he is now facing a driving-under-the-influence charge, though he plans to fight it, claiming he did not know he was breaking any laws.

“I was using the hand signals and everything,” he told the CBC.

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Lincoln additionally said that despite the unfortunate turn of events, he holds no grudges against the arresting officer.

“He was really nice. He was filling out all of this paperwork, saying, ‘This is my first time!’ “ Lincoln recalled.

The man then shared his final conclusions from the experience, telling the outlet: “Don’t drink and drive.”