Kids’ trip on hood nets four felonies
Last updated: July 10, 2012 2:04 p.m.
Driver pleads guilty; sentencing in August
Rebecca S. Green | The Journal Gazette
... The manager of the Belmont Beverage, 2116 Fairfield Ave., called police after he saw Stefanski secure the children to the hood with yellow tow straps. A deputy U.S. marshal in the area heard the call over his police radio and saw the car, with the children strapped to the hood, headed south on Fairfield Avenue.
Responding officers smelled alcohol on Stefanski’s breath and saw his two sons, ages 4 and 5, his 6-year-old daughter and Clark’s 7-year-old daughter strapped to the hood, according to court documents.
Officers asked Stefanski why the children were strapped to the hood of a moving car. “I was only going to drive around the corner,” Stefanski replied, according to court documents. “I thought they would like it” ...
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