IOWA CITY, Iowa – Authorities say a woman has been charged for allegedly letting a 12-year-old child drive her and her family from Nichols to Iowa City.
Twenty-one-year-old Melissa Garcia was charged with three counts of child endangerment and operating a vehicle with no consent.
She was in custody Sunday at the Johnson County Jail on a $10,000 cash only bond.
Garcia was arrested Saturday night in Iowa City.
Police said investigating officers found that Garcia had allegedly let the 12-year-old drive the car with three other children in the vehicle, which had been weaving all over the road.
It was immediately unclear if Garcia had an attorney. A phone listing for Garcia could not be located on Sunday.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100822/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_child_driving_arrest
Twenty-one-year-old Melissa Garcia was charged with three counts of child endangerment and operating a vehicle with no consent.
She was in custody Sunday at the Johnson County Jail on a $10,000 cash only bond.
Garcia was arrested Saturday night in Iowa City.
Police said investigating officers found that Garcia had allegedly let the 12-year-old drive the car with three other children in the vehicle, which had been weaving all over the road.
It was immediately unclear if Garcia had an attorney. A phone listing for Garcia could not be located on Sunday.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100822/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_child_driving_arrest