St. Cloud Woman Arrested for DWI with Infant
A woman in St. Cloud, Minn. was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of hitting a pedestrian with her car while in a parking lot, according to the Twin Cities Pioneer Press.
The woman was allegedly driving drunk, and had an infant in the car with her.
Police were dispatched for a verbal disturbance, which escalated to a physical altercation. En route to the scene, police stopped a silver car driven by Maria Elena Carrillo, 34, who had left the parking lot.
Carrillo was arrested for second-degree DWI, second-degree DWI test refusal and suspicion of a hit-and-run. She faces more severe charges than she might otherwise because Carrillo has a prior DWI charge and had an infant in the car with her at the time of the incident, according to Sgt. Orth of the St. Cloud police.
Carrillo is currently in police custody at Benton County Jail, and will have to appear in court.
2 Responses so far
Joe
January 16th, 2010
4:40 pm
Wow, how horrible. You would think a woman driving with an infant in the car would be a little more responsible.
Herman Martinez
January 22nd, 2010
6:58 pm
In Texas driving while intoxicated with a child is a state jail felony where the punishment is up to two years and a $10,000 fine.
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