A 17-year-old accused in the Kochi Mercedes crash admitted driving cars and bikes earlier without his parents' knowledge. The October 25 accident claimed a 55-year-old man's life. New Delhi: A 17-year-old boy accused of fatally running over a scooterist with a Mercedes-Benz in Kerala's Kochi has admitted to driving cars and motorcycles on earlier occasions, while claiming that his parents were unaware of his driving.