Talk about looking out for your family. A tricky situation here, and I'm not sure what I would make of it if I were a cop. A roaringly intoxicated man designated his 11-year-old son to drive him home in his 1992 Chevy pick-up truck.
Cops pulled the kid over when they spotted him driving the wrong way on a way-way street. The dad, Frank Neff, "pleaded no contest to charges of reckless endangerment and contributing to the delinquency of a minor in connection with the incident," Fox News reported. "He was ordered to spend 15 days in jail and to take parenting classes."
Neff pleaded no contest to charges of reckless endangerment and contributing to the delinquency of a minor in connection with the incident. He was ordered to spend 15 days in jail and to take parenting classes.
He told police he's been teaching his son to drive since he was 8 years old.
Children as Designated Drivers?
Son, 11, Drives Home Drunk Dad
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