12-Year-Old Designated Driver

Texas Longview Police say 12-year-old girl drove mom to bar.

by Associated Press

Published: Fri, August 15, 2008 - 4:30 am CST Last Updated: Fri, August 15, 2008 - 7:24 am CST

LONGVIEW, Texas (AP) - A 35-year-old Texas woman has been jailed
after police say she made her 12-year-old daughter drive her to a
bar.
Police in Longview say they watched a minivan turn into a
driveway without signaling on Wednesday and bump into a home at a
low speed. They say the car was driven by Jennifer Lynn Rosenberg's
daughter.
Police say the girl told an officer she had just dropped her
mother off at a bar. They say they found Rosenburg at the bar and
that she admitted having her daughter drive her there.
Rosenburg remains in the Gregg County Jail on a $2,500 bond. A
jail official declined to say whether she had an attorney.
A spokeswoman for Child Protective Services told the Longview
News-Journal that the agency is investigating.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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mustuknow Says:

Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 7:42 am

The sad part of this story is that this happens all too often. I know a younr person who at age 13 was required to be the designated driver and due to speed and lack of exprience she wrecked, killing herself and injuring the drunk. I must agree with the idea of a designated driver but using someone underage is just plain stupid.