A California woman was arrested after allegedly dragging her 8-year-old daughter with the car when she tried to prevent
her mother from driving under the influence of alcohol.
It all happened last Thursday after the woman, identified as Erin Garcia, 44, left her mother's house in Placentia, California, when she was still apparently intoxicated, according to city police in a press release. .
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Seeing the state in which her mother was, the child became concerned and followed her to her vehicle, grabbed the door handle and asked her to stop.
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But the woman did not react as her daughter would have expected: she turned to look at her, kept driving and dragged her for about 300 feet (91 meters).
A man who was observing the situation decided to intervene and when Garcia stopped, he and the girl's grandmother tried to get the woman out of the car.
But she stepped on the gas and dragged the man for a short distance, before disappearing from the scene.
Before long, authorities, who responded to a call from the grandmother, found Garcia hiding behind some bushes in the backyard of the house.
When they saw her, they tried to stop her but she resisted and kicked them, although they finally took her away.
Erin Garcia, 44, will appear in court Monday for dragging her daughter, who wanted to prevent her from driving while intoxicated.
Placentia Police Department, California.
The girl was taken to the hospital and reportedly suffered minor injuries to her arms and legs.
The man who intervened also received medical attention.
Garcia was taken to the Orange County jail on three counts: assault with a deadly weapon, endangering a minor, assaulting an officer.
According to local media, the woman is being held on $ 100,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
