Thursday, February 7, 2008

Babying Beer

Tina Williams took care of her beer when driving on Super Bowl Sunday,

A one-year-old girl in the back seat of her car didn't receive the same loving care as the case of beer.

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL -- Investigators say a woman accused of drunk driving had a case of beer buckled up safely, and a one year old girl sitting in the backseat without a seatbelt or car seat.

On Super Bowl Sunday, a deputy saw a car drive through a red light and swerve back and forth over the center lane on U.S. 1 South.

The deputy stopped the car.

Investigators say the woman, who identified herself as Tina Williams, smelled of alcohol.

According to the report, Williams told the deputy she never had a license and was running out of gas.

The deputy saw a case of Busch beer in the front seat with a seat belt around it, and a baby girl in the backseat with her mother.

When asked why the girl wasn't restrained, Williams reportedly told the officer, "I don't know."

...Williams faces charges of driving under the influence, child endangerment, driving without a valid license running a red light and not having a seatbelt or child restraint.

Williams did so many things wrong.

Beer is buckled up and secure in the front seat while a baby girl is bouncing around in the back.

I wonder about the baby's mother. She didn't buckle up the child. Plus, she had to know that Williams wasn't in condition to be behind the wheel.

Williams faces a number of charges for her role in endangering a child, as she should.

The mother needs a wake-up call as well.

2 comments:

Jimi5150 said...

Here's a perfect opportunity to send a clear message and severely charge both the driver and the mother. I'd be curious to hear the reason they strapped the beer up. Likely so it wouldn't go flying all over the place. WHAT ABOUT THE CHILD?!?! Then, as you mentioned, why would the mother allow herself and her child in to a car with a drunk driver? You have a death wish? Fine. But this decision is made for the child. She has no say. No say as to her choice of driver or of the choice to be buckled in properly. It's a good thing nothing happened.

But, because nothing happened, and because it's a child who can't defend herself, I'm sure all will get a slap on the wrist. Pathetic.

Mary said...

I can't imagine that this was the first time the baby girl was put at risk in this manner.

Sadly, I can't imagine it being the last.