Max the dog drives car in reverse around Port St. Lucie cul-de-sac

Will Greenlee | Treasure Coast Newspapers

Show Caption Hide Caption Watch dog drive car in reverse in Port St. Lucie Max the dog drove a 2013 Mercury Sable in reverse in Port St. Lucie. Video produced Nov. 22, 2019.

PORT ST. LUCIE — Dogs have been accused of eating students’ homework, but here’s a new one.

The dog drove my car. In circles. In reverse.

According to Port St. Lucie police, that’s exactly what happened Thursday morning as officers went to the 2600 block of Southwest Edith Court west of Florida’s Turnpike.

There were reports of a dog locked in a 2003 silver Mercury Sable “circling the cul-de-sac while in the reverse gear,” police stated.

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Investigators learned the car owner made a wrong turn on his way home, said Senior Sgt. Lisa Marie Carrasquillo, police spokeswoman.

The driver got out and shut the door, leaving Max the dog inside.

“The dog named Max accidentally hit the shifter into reverse causing the car to circle the cul-de-sac, leaving the owner locked out of the car,” police stated. “As the car circled the cul-de-sac, it struck and damaged a mailbox.”

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Carrasquillo said Max apparently was driving for several minutes.

Carrasquillo said the driver provided an extra key fob, but the battery was dead.

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Police wound up entering the code on the key pad of the door.

“The dog is happy and fine,” Carrasquillo said Friday.

Max, who apparently wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, did not get a citation.

There were no injuries reported.