Israeli pop star Sasson Shaulov lightly wounded in car accident
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- Israeli singer Sasson Shaulov sustained minor injuries in a car accident in Tel Aviv.
- Shaulov and other passengers in the vehicle were not hospitalized following the incident.
- Separately, police stopped a nine-year-old boy driving a car with his father in the passenger seat.
Popular Israeli singer Sasson Shaulov suffered minor injuries in a car accident on Thursday night, Magen David Adom confirmed Friday.
The singer was traveling with several passengers in Tel Aviv when the collision occurred. Magen David Adom stated that neither Shaulov nor his passengers required hospitalization.
do good for the kid
In a separate incident, police stopped a vehicle on Route 806 after observing that the driver appeared to be a minor. Upon investigation, officers found a nine-year-old boy behind the wheel, with his 63-year-old father in the passenger seat. The father, from Arrabe, told police he allowed his son to drive because he wanted to "do good for the kid" amid a family divorce.
The father was detained for questioning, and the car was impounded for 30 days. "The Israel Police takes very seriously any behavior that endangers public safety, especially when it involves putting a minor behind the wheel," police said in a statement. "This is an act that could have ended in a major disaster and endangered the lives of the child, the vehicle's passengers, and all road users."
The Israel Police takes very seriously any behavior that endangers public safety, especially when it involves putting a minor behind the wheel. This is an act that could have ended in a major disaster and endangered the lives of the child, the vehicle's passengers, and all road users. The police will continue to act with determination and zero tolerance against life-threatening traffic offenses, and will bring to justice anyone who chooses to endanger public safety.
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Originally published by Jerusalem Post in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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