1.
Man accidentally shoots self at gun show
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Police in Iowa said they arrested a woman who allegedly allowed a 12-year-old to drive her and her three children in a van.
Iowa City police said Melissa Garcia, 21, was charged Saturday night with three counts of child endangerment and one count of operating a vehicle with no consent after she allegedly allowed the 12-year-old to drive a van containing Garcia and her children, ages 3, 2 and 1, from Nichols to Iowa City, KCRG-TV, Cedar Rapids, reported Monday.
Garcia, who is 7 months pregnant, told officers she took over driving because the 12-year-old was weaving around the road and nearly drove into a ditch.
Police said the van's owner did not give permission for the 12-year-old or Garcia to drive the vehicle.
Garcia was ordered held in lieu of $10,000 cash bond.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Odd News Stories | |
MIAMI, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
Ronnie Smith, former trumpet player for the disco/funk group K.C. and the Sunshine Band, has died in a Florida hospital, his family said.
|
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 9 (UPI) --
The mother of Josh Powell, who killed himself and his sons in a fire in Washington state, said in divorce papers he exhibited disturbing behavior as a teenager.
|
XINXIANG CITY, China, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
A set of parents in China said they expected a large baby, but they were shocked when their son came out weighing a potentially record-setting 15 1/2 pounds.
|
ABUJA, Nigeria, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
A Nigerian militant group said a claim that it wasn't responsible for an attack on an oil pipeline is propaganda from state authorities.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
