zap
23rd February 2011, 06:21 PM
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/23/girl-9-tells-bank-her-moms-too-drunk-to-drive/
A Michigan woman was arrested after her 9-year-old daughter passed a bank teller a note saying her mother was too drunk to drive, police said.
Latanya Evans, 49, and her daughter entered the Bank of America branch in the Detroit suburb of Southfield on Friday, according to The Detroit News and The Associated Press. The girl handed a teller a note saying her mother was drunk and she did not want to ride in the car with her, police said.
When the little girl refused to get into the car, her mother left her at the bank and drove away, the reports said.
Southfield Police Dept.
Latanya Evans, 49, was arrested on a charge of drunken driving after her daughter handed a bank teller a note saying her mother was drunk and she did not want to ride in the car with her, police said.
"The girl was very smart and did the right thing," Southfield Police Lt. Nick Loussia told The Detroit News. "She tried to get her mother help, and she refused to get back in the car with her mom because she had been drinking."
Evans was arrested a short distance from the bank, at which time officers determined she was driving under the influence and on a suspended license, Loussia said.
"Officers said she was having trouble getting out of the car and her speech was slurred, her eyes glassy and she smelled of alcohol," Loussia said. "She subsequently failed field sobriety tests, including a preliminary breath test, and was placed under arrest."
According to The Detroit News, Evans has had several prior run-ins with the law and has had her license suspended five times, twice for drunken driving. The newspaper also said she was convicted of child endangerment in 2002.
Evans appeared in court Saturday on charges of driving under the influence, third offense, and driving on a suspended license. She was released on $2,500 bond. The state Department of Human Services is now reviewing the case for possible action.
"This was a dangerous situation and had the potential for people to be injured. It was a good outcome to a bad event," Loussia told Detroit News.
A Michigan woman was arrested after her 9-year-old daughter passed a bank teller a note saying her mother was too drunk to drive, police said.
Latanya Evans, 49, and her daughter entered the Bank of America branch in the Detroit suburb of Southfield on Friday, according to The Detroit News and The Associated Press. The girl handed a teller a note saying her mother was drunk and she did not want to ride in the car with her, police said.
When the little girl refused to get into the car, her mother left her at the bank and drove away, the reports said.
Southfield Police Dept.
Latanya Evans, 49, was arrested on a charge of drunken driving after her daughter handed a bank teller a note saying her mother was drunk and she did not want to ride in the car with her, police said.
"The girl was very smart and did the right thing," Southfield Police Lt. Nick Loussia told The Detroit News. "She tried to get her mother help, and she refused to get back in the car with her mom because she had been drinking."
Evans was arrested a short distance from the bank, at which time officers determined she was driving under the influence and on a suspended license, Loussia said.
"Officers said she was having trouble getting out of the car and her speech was slurred, her eyes glassy and she smelled of alcohol," Loussia said. "She subsequently failed field sobriety tests, including a preliminary breath test, and was placed under arrest."
According to The Detroit News, Evans has had several prior run-ins with the law and has had her license suspended five times, twice for drunken driving. The newspaper also said she was convicted of child endangerment in 2002.
Evans appeared in court Saturday on charges of driving under the influence, third offense, and driving on a suspended license. She was released on $2,500 bond. The state Department of Human Services is now reviewing the case for possible action.
"This was a dangerous situation and had the potential for people to be injured. It was a good outcome to a bad event," Loussia told Detroit News.