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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Bishop

Mother arrested after high-speed drunk drive with child, alcohol bottles and marijuana in car

  • A mother was stopped by police in Jacksonville , Florida , after being caught driving at 120mph with her three-year-old child in the car.
  • Officers detected the smell of alcohol and marijuana coming from her vehicle during the traffic stop.
  • The woman told police she was speeding to get home to her 10-year-old child, who she had left alone while she went to collect food.
  • Investigators discovered several bottles of alcohol and a marijuana joint inside the car.
  • She was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) and violating Florida’s Super Speeder law.

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