7 children in vehicle with suspected impaired driver in Goodyear
A woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol while seven children were in the vehicle.
Erica Rodriguez, 34, of Surprise, faces charges of endangerment, DUI and child abuse.
Around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper stopped a vehicle for an unsafe lane use on Loop 303 south of Indian School Road.
You must be a member to read this story.
Join our family of readers starting at $5 for your first month and support local, unbiased journalism.
Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber.
Register to comment
Click here create a free account for posting comments.
Note that free accounts do not include access to premium content on this site.
I am anchor
7 children in vehicle with suspected impaired driver in Goodyear
Posted
A woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol while seven children were in the vehicle.
Erica Rodriguez, 34, of Surprise, faces charges of endangerment, DUI and child abuse.
Around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper stopped a vehicle for an unsafe lane use on Loop 303 south of Indian School Road.
The trooper found seven children, ages 5 to 15, inside the vehicle without seat belts or child restraints.
The trooper detected an odor of alcohol and asked Ms. Rodriguez to complete a sobriety test.
Afterwards, she was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
DPS found three open alcoholic beverage containers in the vehicle.
DPS learned Ms. Rodriguez has had her license suspended several times. DPS did not state her blood alcohol concentration at the time.
Comments
No comments on this item Please log in to comment by clicking here