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Credit: New York State Police
A 12-year-old girl called 911 from a car on Interstate 84 in New York earlier this week. The emergency? She reported her mother was not speaking properly and was weaving into other lanes while she was driving.
Now, Jamie Hicks, 48, of Islip, N.Y., faces more than a year in jail on felony drunken driving charges.
The girl and a 10-year-old were still in the car July 25, when New York State police arrested Hicks and charged her with driving while intoxicated. According to police reports, her blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.
The New York Post reports the arrest was made at about 6 p.m.
Hicks was lodged in the Putnam County Jail on $1,000 bail and was released today.
Capt. Robert Nuzzo of the New York State Police Department tells ParentDish Hicks is scheduled to appear in court at 3 p.m. on Aug. 17. He says she was arrested under Leandra's Law, a New York law that makes it a felony to drive drunk with children in the vehicle.
The law, which went into effect Dec. 18, 2009, was named after Leandra Rosado, an 11-year-old girl who was killed on the West Side Highway in New York City two months earlier when her friend's mother, Carmen Huertas, flipped the car they were in while allegedly drunk. Six other children also were injured during the incident.
If found guilty of the felony, Nuzzo tells ParentDish, Hicks could face more than a year behind bars.
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ReaderComments (Page 5 of 7)
7-28-2010 @ 12:47PM
jenniferjordan77 said...As a recovering alcoholic this story breaks my heart. I have been guilty of driving under the influence with children in the car, it certainly is one of the worst decisions I ever made in my life and thank the GOOD LORD above that I never injured anyone during that period of my life. Alcoholism is a very real and deadly disease that makes otherwise normal and wonderful people do horrendous things in the name of chemical dependence. I commend this child for being brave and doing the right thing for both her and her mother. I pray that her mother gets the help she obviously needs to get sober. God Bless.
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7-28-2010 @ 12:56PM
michele said...The only reason this mother needs "support" is so she does not get on the road and potentially kill anyone else while she's plastered. I'm the child of drunks and I have zero sympathy for her. If she had shot up with heroin before getting behind the wheel, would you have the same sympathy for her? Thank God the little girl had a cell phone.
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7-29-2010 @ 11:16AM
THOMAS & EDWINA TRUSTY said...This girl sure was smart.If I were her I would have done the same thing.Her mom could of kill someone on the road,plus kill her 10 year old girl.Shame on this mom....
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7-28-2010 @ 1:00PM
bremfraser said...Did you have your twelve year old type your comment for you? Or are you stoned out of your mind? Take a basic computer course that includes typing and come out of the dark ages. All of which brings up the questio are you smarter then a first grader.
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7-28-2010 @ 1:10PM
KC said...In response to the comment, "shes an alchho;lic needs treatment, like all you guys never have drank and driven in your life your all perfect" by r: No, I never drink and drive. My mom lost her baby when she was pregnant when a drunk driver hit her. Because someone chooses to be responsible and values life doesn't make them perfect. However, I do agree that this woman needs help. My thoughts are with these precious children and their family.
As for the people who troll message boards wielding their figuative red pen looking for spelling and grammar mistakes like a sour-faced old school marm: You know what's worse than bad spelling and grammar? Your obtuse comments that try to stifle human dignity and the right to self-expression. Get another hobby. You'll be happier and lose the need to put others down.
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7-28-2010 @ 3:48PM
ray ray said...KC. thank you.ex.and why do they come here to see who is better at spelling or.just to make there self look good.thank you again its about .a girl that call 911 and pob save some lifes not who can spell better.
7-28-2010 @ 3:50PM
ray ray said...KC. thank you.ex.and why do they come here to see who is better at spelling or.just to make there self look good.thank you again its about .a girl that call 911 and pob save some lifes not who can spell better.
7-28-2010 @ 1:12PM
Jim said...Well Im sure there will be at least 1 repercussion----no more cell phone for the child. Did I spell all of this correctly?
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7-28-2010 @ 1:20PM
stan hunt said...joseph judge yea not least you be judged.worry about the girl now that she has thrust her mom into a world of deserved sanctions I am sure her situation is tenuous.
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7-28-2010 @ 1:35PM
Brandon said...Confirmed - You are a total JERK !
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7-28-2010 @ 1:41PM
r wilson said...To all of you spelling police out there, get a life and leave people alone.
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7-28-2010 @ 1:40PM
Glimmer said...You misspelled misspelled.
Cheers.
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7-28-2010 @ 1:42PM
r wilson said...Spelling cops are an aggravating bunch aren't they Jim?
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7-28-2010 @ 1:45PM
kim said...Riiiiiight Judy. No one ever drives with their kids after having some "moonshine" down South. Your comment was just ridiculous
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7-28-2010 @ 2:00PM
BERNICE said...GOOD FOR THE DAUGHTER WHO CALLED 911. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN DEAD IN A TERRIBLE CAR CRASH, THAT MOTHER SHOULD GO TO PRISON, WITHOUT A DOULT, HOW DARE THE MOTHER DRIVE WITH HER DAUGHTER AND A FRIEND WHILE DRUNK. ITS ABOUT TIME THE LAW DID SOMETHING ABOUT THESE MOTHERS WHO DRIVE DRUNK. THEY NEED A INTERVENTION. GOD KNOWS, THE WHOLE COUNTRY NEEDS THAT.
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7-28-2010 @ 2:38PM
Margie said...Geez people. That girl did her mother a favor. Not to mention possibly saving many lives. Hopefully the mother will recognize this as a wake up call and get the help she needs. Ya having your mom gone for a year is tough, but living with an alcholic that disreguards your safty isn't much fun either. Lets hope mom gets the help and support she needs and realizes what her daughter did was out of love and concern for all of them. Sure the kid might have done it just out of fear, but she can come to relize what she did was very adult and be proud of herself for it.
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7-28-2010 @ 2:55PM
MemeL said...Would the powers that be here running these blogs PLEASE add at the beginning of comments for people to NOT type in caps? Three weeks ago, I ended up in the ER with my 15 yr old epileptic daughter who had a computer induced seizure because the blog she visits all the time was full of people typing in caps! I have had one myself also not long after a stroke. People don't realize that it is truly dangerous for some of us online to read all caps blogs and why should not have to be omitted from reading or adding comments because of a few who refuse to release the caps locks.
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7-28-2010 @ 3:39PM
Heidi said...I've always though that typing in all caps is rude because it's like shouting. I've never done it and hate to read them. I'm sure most people don't realize all caps can cause health issues. However, if reading all caps is dangerous to you and your daughter health-wise, maybe you should stick to uncontroversial stories where there may be fewer people typing in caps for the effect of making a strong point. Unless there is a blog police force out there to make sure no-one types in all caps you will continue to have problems.
7-28-2010 @ 2:58PM
MemeL said...Would the powers that be here running these blogs PLEASE add at the beginning of comments for people to NOT type in caps? Three weeks ago, I ended up in the ER with my 15 yr old epileptic daughter who had a computer induced seizure because the blog she visits all the time was full of people typing in caps! I have had one myself also not long after a stroke. People don't realize that it is truly dangerous for some of us online to read all caps blogs and we should not have to be omitted from reading or adding comments because of a few who refuse to release the caps locks. Typing in all caps is NOT necessary!!
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7-28-2010 @ 3:54PM
julie and dave said...typing in caps is there way of yelling I think?!?!?!!!