3-year-old Camille Fortin of Scottsdale, Arizona, was in her booster seat as her mom was driving when suddenly, she popped off her seatbelt.
"All of a sudden, her brother, who was sitting next to her yells, 'Mommy, mommy, she unbuckled her seat-belt," her mom Michelle Fortin said, according to KPHO.
Fortin immediately pulled over to buckle her back in, but she then came up with an idea to assure her young toddler wouldn't break free again.
"This was something that would hurt her,.Her safety was at risk, so I took it for what it was a teachable moment." Her mom said.
"I got home, and called the police, and turned her in," The little lawbreaker mom said.
The Scottsdale Police Department responded to the family's call like any other incident and sent an officer to handle the situation.
"We don't know what other drivers will do. Other drivers might not pay attention and run into the back of your mom or side of the car, and if you were not buckled, your body is going to hit something." An officer lectured her when he arrived on the scene.
Even though Fortin said some might think reporting her own daughter to was "an extreme choice," the tough love clearly worked on little Camille.
"I promise I will keep my seatbelt on," little Camille said.
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