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Michigan Boy, 13, Driving for Drunk Dad Charged With DWI
Thursday, November 15, 2007
CLIO, Mich. - A police officer checking on a truck that got stuck in the
mud at a city park was startled to find a 13-year-old boy behind the wheel.
The officer also was surprised that the boy appeared to be drunk.
So did the teen's father, who was riding in the front seat. He told police
that he had turned over the driving duties to his son because he'd had too
much to drink.
Open containers of beer and liquor were found in the vehicle, said Clio
Police Chief James McLellan.
"[The boy] even said he didn't want to drive because he was too drunk,"
McLellan told The Flint Journal for a story published Thursday.
The father, a 41-year-old Flint-area man, is facing several misdemeanor
counts, including child endangerment, allowing an intoxicated person to
drive his vehicle and allowing an unlicensed minor to drive, police said.
The boy has been petitioned into juvenile court on charges that include
driving while intoxicated, police said.
The pair were arrested the night of Nov. 8. They apparently were trying to
get home when they turned into the park to turn around. The truck rolled off
the pavement and became stuck in the muddy soil.
Michigan Boy, 13, Driving for Drunk Dad Charged With DWI
Thursday, November 15, 2007
CLIO, Mich. - A police officer checking on a truck that got stuck in the
mud at a city park was startled to find a 13-year-old boy behind the wheel.
The officer also was surprised that the boy appeared to be drunk.
So did the teen's father, who was riding in the front seat. He told police
that he had turned over the driving duties to his son because he'd had too
much to drink.
Open containers of beer and liquor were found in the vehicle, said Clio
Police Chief James McLellan.
"[The boy] even said he didn't want to drive because he was too drunk,"
McLellan told The Flint Journal for a story published Thursday.
The father, a 41-year-old Flint-area man, is facing several misdemeanor
counts, including child endangerment, allowing an intoxicated person to
drive his vehicle and allowing an unlicensed minor to drive, police said.
The boy has been petitioned into juvenile court on charges that include
driving while intoxicated, police said.
The pair were arrested the night of Nov. 8. They apparently were trying to
get home when they turned into the park to turn around. The truck rolled off
the pavement and became stuck in the muddy soil.
