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Toddler’s reckless tricycle operation led to lawsuit in bizarre 1961 case

Popkin
Sep 24, 2025
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I had a good chuckle at this article from 1961 titled “ Tricycle Operator Deemed Too Reckless.” This vintage news story was dug up and shared by weirduniverse.net. The article explains that the parents of a 3-year-old named Eddie Jones were facing a lawsuit due to Eddie being a terrible “tricycle operator” and…

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