MEMPHIS — Police in Memphis have arrested a woman who they say was drunk and allowed a 10-year-old girl to drive.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported that 35-year old Laura Eugenia Smith faces multiple charges, including DUI, child endangerment and public intoxication.
In an affidavit, police say a witness noticed the girl driving Smith's car with Smith sitting in the passenger seat. The witness followed the vehicle into an auto parts store parking lot. The witness said Smith got out of her car and pepper-sprayed him as he called police.
Police found Smith in the driver's seat. Officers say she smelled of alcohol and tripped and fell into them after exiting the car.
It is unclear whether Smith and the girl are related. The girl was released to her mother.