Taking a page out of Mitt Romney’s book, a Phoenix, Ariz., mom put her 5-week-old baby on top of her car in his car seat and drove away, forgetting he was there. She didn’t even notice when the seat fell off the car and landed in an intersection.
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Neighbors discovered the baby on the roadway, still strapped to his safety seat, which was lying on its side. Luckily, the baby was unhurt.
According to ABC News, 19-year-old Catalina Clouser, who allegedly had been smoking marijuana, was arrested and charged with aggravated driving under the influence and child abuse.
Officer James Holmes of the Phoenix Police Depart said:
“We believe that whatever she was under the influence of was the deciding factor in what did happen to this child and we’re extremely happy that for the baby this turned out well and the baby is going to be OK.”
Clouser, her boyfriend and their friends had been smoking earlier in the evening at a nearby park, but the boyfriend was arrested on suspicion of aggravated DUI when they went to a store.
Upset that her boyfriend was arrested, police said, Clouser went to a friend’s home and smoked more marijuana.
Clouser left around midnight and apparently put the sleeping baby on the roof of the car and drove off, forgetting he was there.
Leilani Gerlach, a homeowner who lives across from the intersection, notified police after she and another neighbor saw the baby in the car seat on the street.
“We were both rolling our eyes in astonishment that someone could forget their baby,” she said. “The car seat was turned to the side so anyone passing by wouldn’t be able to tell there was an actual baby inside. Thank god they stopped.”
After police arrived, two people walked up and told them the baby was Clausen’s. As the officers talked to the two, who identified themselves as friends of Clausen and her boyfriend, the young mother drove up, police said.
The young tot is now in custody of Child Protective Services.
