WICOMICO CHURCH, Va. (AP) -- The parents of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who tried to drive to school in his family's sedan after missing the bus are facing charges of child endangerment.

State police say the boy suffered a bump on his head after crashing the family's 2005 Ford Taurus Monday morning.

The boy, whose name wasn't released, missed the bus, took the car keys and drove nearly six miles on Route 360, about 61 miles east of Richmond, while his mother was asleep.

Police say he made at least two 90-degree turns, passed several cars and ran off the rural two-lane road several times before hitting an embankment and utility pole about a mile and a half from school.

The boy told police he learned to drive playing Grand Theft Auto and other video games.

Northumberland County Sheriff Chuck Wilkins says 26-year-old Jacqulyn Deana Waltman is being held without bond. Forty-year-old David Eugene Dodson was released on a $5,000 bond.

It was not clear if they had attorneys.

The boy and his 4-year-old brother were placed in protective custody.

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