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Approaching the vehicle, authorities smelled alcohol coming from the car while also spotting five adults and three infants sitting inside. The three babies were being held in the arms of the women instead of strapped into a car seat. The male driver was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a suspended license. The female passengers were arrested for felony child endangerment. Bodycam footage of the arrest shows one mother, who is seen sitting on the ground while holding her baby, pleading with deputies to not take her child away. The woman is heard saying she...

FULL TITLE: Teen mom drove with 5-month-old baby in trunk to avoid getting ticketed for not having a car seat A young mother was arrested early Tuesday after she put her 5-month-old baby into the trunk of her car, to avoid getting a ticket for not driving with a car seat. Broward County, Florida sheriff's deputies first spotted 19-year-old Breona Synclair Watkins driving a car with a headlight out around 1am, when she pulled out 15 feet into an intersection at a red light, and then backed up. They then attempted to pull her over, but she continued through the...

Mexican border-violator Miguel Mejias-Ramos said he slashed his two baby girls to death after he killed their mother — and didn’t have car seats to take them back to Mexico, outraged officials revealed as craven Queens dad Mejia-Ramos was arraigned on murder charges. Mejia-Ramos, 28, was expressionless as a judge ordered him held with no bail for the slaughter during a jealousy-fueled, five-knife rampage.“I was going to take them with me, but I didn’t have car seats,” the monster told cops. Originally claiming self-defense, Mejia-Ramos came clean while being flown back by Queens detectives. Mejia-Ramos has no known criminal history...

This is the moment an illegal immigrant was busted trying to enter Spain despite his best efforts of pretending to be a car seat. Vigilant police caught the 20-year-old man from Guinea attempting to sneak into the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco over the Beni-Enzar crossing on Friday. He was hidden inside a Renault 7's passenger seat, with the co-driver sat on top of him.

New Law Forces Older Kids Into Child Seats SAN DIEGO - A new California law that went into effect Sunday increased the age of child required to use a car seat. The new state law indicates any child under eight years old must be in a car seat, and if the child is over eight years old and too small for an adult side seat, they also must be in that seat. It's a change from the previous law for children under six and for those weighing less than 60 pounds. The state insists keeping older kids in booster seats...

Each Parent Thought The Other Was Taking Daughter To Child Care ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI-myFOXstl.com) -- A 7 month old baby girl died after police say she was left in a locked car for 4 hours in the sweltering summer heat.