Thread: 11-year-old charged with driving drunk

MIAMI (Reuters) - An 11-year-old girl was charged with drunken driving after leading police on a chase at speeds of up to 100 mph that ended when she flipped the car in an Alabama beach town.

A video camera in the police car captured the look of surprise on the officer's face when he approached the wrecked car and got a look at the motorist.

The Mobile Press-Register newspaper said the patrolman saw the Chevrolet Monte Carlo speeding and flashed his lights to signal the driver to stop. Instead, the car sped faster, traveling at up to 100 mph (160 kph) before sideswiping another vehicle and flipping over in the Gulf Coast town of Orange Beach, Alabama, on Tuesday night.

The young driver, who lived nearby in Perdido Key, Florida, was treated at a hospital for scrapes and bruises and released to relatives. Police also charged her with speeding, leaving the scene of an accident and reckless endangerment.

The car belonged to a relative and police were still trying to find out where she got the alcohol. There was none in the vehicle but her blood alcohol level was over the limit for adult motorists, police told the newspaper.

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When parents stop being parents...
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Seriously how bad at parenting do you have to be, for your 11 year old daughter gets picked up on DWI, fleeing the scene, fleeing police, and speeding?

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guess things like this only happend in the south. Now imagine being thankful that the kid is alive, and how bad that hide needs to get tanned. WOW incredibly lucky kid in this story.

"BloodyHorns82" wrote:

When parents stop being parents...
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Seriously how bad at parenting do you have to be, for your 11 year old daughter gets picked up on DWI, fleeing the scene, fleeing police, and speeding?

Parents were angered and very disappointed...."this is the last time Chris Henry is babysitting.."