Crime & Safety
Woman Arrested For Towing Her Kids In Little Red Wagon: Report
Police accuse an Oregon mom of endangering three young children by towing them behind her car.
SPRINGFIELD, OR — An Oregon mom is under arrest after she reportedly was spotted using her car to tow a little red wagon with three young children in it.
The Associated Press reports that 27-year-old Alana Donahue was driving a car that was pulling a plastic wagon with her 2-year-old daughter, 4-year-old son, and 8-year-old nephew inside of it. At least four motorists reported it, and police arrested her on charges of reckless endangering.
Donahue was even waving at vehicles to pass as she slowly drove in circles in a roundabout, although one person said the car drove above 30 miles per hour. The 2-year-old even started crying when it tipped up on two wheels, according to the report.
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According to local paper The Register-Guard, Donahue, who was not believed to be intoxicated, told police she "didn’t understand what the problem was because she was only driving 5 mph and she just wanted to show the kids a good time."
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