Intoxicated Parents behind the wheel with kids in car

There's a desperate plea to the public to help police crack down on these disturbing cases.

Tyler drun has the story.

Its a trend law enforcement see all across the country and its made its way here to the tr?state.

Parents, siblings, and even caregivers driving intoxicated with children in the backseat.

"i think that you should go to jail if you are driving intoxicated with a kid in the car" "i think anybody that is intoxicated or drinking and driving shouldn't have their children, and they should go to jail, i'm a single mother of two, thats a risk i'm not willing to take and i don't think anyone else should either" but those risks are happening to frequently?

Hitting close to home?

Just, saturday 36 year old kyle henning a father was arrested for driving under the influence in evansville?

Deputies say henning was more than twice the legal limi?

When they stopped his car the man's 11 year old daughter was in the back sea?

According to court records the man failed deputies commands?

Not only was the father charged with operating while intoxicated?

But deputies added a second charge?

A felony?

For having a passenger under the age 18 in the vechiele a charge indiana state police say could carry a hefty fine and even jail time!

"anyone that is impaired transporting a child under the age of 18 commits a class 6 felony, meaning that person can serve up to two years in prison and a fine of 10,000 dollars" the numbers are staggering?

Just in the last year?

We've reported ten different cases where parents have been charged with either dependant neglect or operating while intoxicated with a child in their car!

According to the national highway traffic safety administratio n 1.5 million drivers were arrested in 2019 for driving intoxicated!

The cdc reports fifty percent of passengers who died during dui related crashes were under the age of 21.

Sgt.

Ringle recommends calling a cab or using ride share apps like lyft or ube?

Instead of the alternative?

Jail or even death!

"i still think they should go to jail, but i do think they need to go through some programs to get themselves clean, understand the choices they made and the lives they put at risk" "i think we are desensitized people don't think about the worst results that can happen in the end, and you should!

Esp when its your kids or somebody else's kid" in evansville, tyler druin, 44 news.