CHILD NEGLECT CHARGES Woman Allegedly Drives Under The Influence With Child In The Car
Reported by: Deborah Linz
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: May. 14, 2012 2:00 PM EDT
Updated: May. 14, 2012 2:07 PM EDT
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Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
A Cabell County woman will appear before a Kanawha County Magistrate on Monday after deputies arrest her for driving under the influence with her 12-year-old son in the vehicle.
Samantha Beckett, 44, is also facing a felony charge of child neglect. Deputies say Beckett was driving erratically on U.S. 60 near Winfield Road and nearly struck a retaining wall.
Deputies say Beckett told officers she had not slept in four days and did not know what county she was in.
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Deborah Linz
