A Florida boy and three of his friends recently jumped out
of a car once they noticed that their driver, the boy’s mother who drank a
pitcher of beer and four drinks, was heavily intoxicated.
A 45-year-old mother in Gainesville faces child neglect and
drug charges after four children said they jumped out of the car she was
driving because she was drunk, according to the Gainesville Police Department.
Angela R. Woodworth was arrested Tuesday and charged with four felony counts of
child neglect, marijuana possession, possession of drug paraphernalia and
resisting an officer without violence.
According to police, four 11-year-old
children — Woodworth’s son and three of his friends — entered a Steak ‘n Shake
at 3714 SW 42nd St. claiming Woodworth was drunk and in fear they jumped out of
the car she was driving. Josh Kramer said he helped the kids — two boys and two
girls — at the Steak ‘N Shake. He was there eating when the children ran
inside. “One of the boys told me his mom, they just left Ruby Tuesday, and his
mom was really drunk and swerving all over the road,” Kramer said. “She hit a
pole and broke a mirror off her car.
They came to a stop. When they came to a
stop, the kids jumped out of the car and ran into the restaurant.” Police said
the children told them that during the day Woodworth drove them from their home
in Interlachen to Gainesville, where they went to several locations, including
a Chinese restaurant, a bowling alley — where Woodworth drank two pitchers of
beer — and Ruby Tuesday, where she had four drinks. Officers said Woodworth
refused to comply with them and interfered with the investigation when they
first made contact with her.
They also said she showed signs of extreme
impairment. Police said a search of Woodworth’s vehicle revealed about 2 grams
of marijuana and a marijuana pipe under the driver’s seat. Woodworth was
arrested and officers notified the Department of Children and Families. Police
said Woodworth’s son is with relatives and the boy’s three friends were
returned to their parents.
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