Police: Man lets 12-year-old drive Jeep 85 mph

JUPITER, FL (AP) — A Florida man is facing felony charges after police said he let a 12-year-old girl drive his SUV and told her to speed because he wanted to be a “cool father” — even though he’s not her dad.

Arrest reports say Shaun Michaelsen told the arresting officer Monday he’s friends with the girl’s mother and the girl was staying with him for a few days.

The 41-year-old told officers the girl asked if she could drive, so he thought “it would be cool” and that he was trying to be a “cool father.”

Michaelsen also told officers he’d been drinking. He is being held without bond on several charges.