Catalina Clouser, 19, pictured, has been arrested after allegedly driving with her 5-week-old son on the roof of her car while under the influence of drugs
PHOENIX -- Phoenix police have arrested a woman who allegedly drove off after forgetting that her 5-week-old baby was in a car seat on the roof of her vehicle.
Officer James Holmes said officers were called out early Saturday after witnesses found a child strapped in a safety seat in the middle of an intersection.
The boy wasn't hurt. He's now in the custody of Arizona Child Protective Services.
Authorities say the child's mother, 19-year-old Catalina Clouser, her boyfriend and their friends had been smoking marijuana earlier in the evening at a nearby park.
Upset that her boyfriend was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence, police say Clouser went to the home of friends and smoked more marijuana.
Clouser left around midnight. Police say she apparently put the sleeping baby on the roof and drove off, forgetting he was there.
She obviously forgot the baby was up there, just like you forget a drink on top of your car sometimes/food.
ReplyDeleteNot defending her though. A babe is a BIG difference from food/drinks, and she should have the child taken away.