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Jake Douglas Smith, 30, appeared in Joondalup Magistrates Court on reckless driving charges after allegedly letting a toddler steer his Toyota Hilux through suburban Perth. Police claim that a video posted by Smith shows the child controlling the vehicle while sitting on his lap; the footage includes the car mounting a curb and stopping on a front lawn. Smith requested an adjournment during his court appearance but was granted extended bail until further proceedings in late September.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
A 30-year-old Perth man named Jake Douglas Smith appeared in court after being accused of letting a toddler steer his Toyota Hilux while driving through the suburbs. The incident occurred on September 11 in Alkimos, where a video uploaded by Smith showed a child's hands on the steering wheel and the car mounting a curb before stopping on a lawn. After his arrest in Morley on September 12, Smith appeared before Magistrate Raelene Johnston at the Joondalup Magistrates Court, asking for an adjournment without legal representation. The court was informed that Smith is currently under a conditional suspended imprisonment order but no further details were provided.
Written for “Car Accident Trial” on 2026-10-04,
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A 30-year-old man who allegedly let a toddler steer a car while sitting unrestrained on his lap through suburban streets in Perth's north has appeared in court on reckless driving charges.
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toddler → let → charges
Police said Jake Douglas Smith uploaded a video to social media which appeared to show a young child on his lap while driving a Toyota Hilux in Alkimos on September 11.
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which → say → September
The child appeared to "have control" of steering the vehicle, police allege.
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police → appear → vehicle
The 30-year-old was arrested the next day at an address in Morley.
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old → arrest → Morley
The video shows the chid's hands on the steering wheel and the back of their head, as the car is driven through a residential area.
It then mounts a curb and stops on a front lawn.
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It → show → lawn
When the car stops, a man can be heard excitedly saying, "say hello, yeah I did it, a three-year-old driving the car!"
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old → stop → car
The video was captioned "3 year old driving a Hilux what a legend".
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old → caption → Hilux
Bail extended
Mr Smith represented himself when he appeared in the Joondalup Magistrates Court on Friday and asked the magistrate for an adjournment.
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he → represent → adjournment
When Magistrate Raelene Johnston asked the prosecution whether Mr Smith had a record, the court was told he was on a conditional suspended imprisonment order.
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he → ask → order
No further details were provided.
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details → provide → ?
Mr Smith's bail was extended until his next hearing later this month.
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bail → extend → hearing
When asked by a reporter outside the court whether he uploaded the alleged video to social media, Mr Smith said he was "not too sure".
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he → ask → media
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