A 26-year-old Indiana woman is accused of having a drink, picking up three kids, then letting one of those children —a 12-year-old boy— drive her car.
Police in Evansville, Ind. received a call around 1 a.m. Monday from a man who claimed his sister-in-law had been “joyriding” with children in her vehicle, according to Hoosier State outlet WFIE.
Lindsey Pearson was reportedly arrested outside a southwest Indiana apartment building at 2 a.m. Cops said she screamed and resisted when officers tried to search her.
Local station WEHT identified the 12-year-old boy as Pearson’s nephew.
Pearson told police she was trying to teach the tween to drive and claimed she didn’t know 12-year-olds can’t legally operate vehicles on public roads. The driving lesson allegedly came after Pearson stopped for a cocktail at Rick’s Sports Bar. Charges against her include child neglect, resisting law enforcement, disorderly conduct and criminal recklessness.
Pearson was book into the Vanderburgh County Jail. Evansville police did not immediately return a request for comment.
