Cops: Girl, 11, Drove 100 MPH While Drunk

Girl Charged With DUI After Leading Alabama Police On High-Speed Chase

(AP)  Police who chased a car for miles along a highway at speeds up to 100 mph said the driver was drunk, hardly a rarity in this resort town. But there was more: When they looked inside the flipped vehicle with guns drawn, they found an 11-year-old girl at the wheel.

"You go up there thinking it's a felon you're dealing with," assistant police Chief Greg Duck said.

The girl, who was slightly injured in the crash, is now charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding, reckless endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident. Duck said she sideswiped another vehicle during the roughly eight-mile chase.

The chase began around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday when a patrol officer near the Florida line saw the car speeding west along a beach highway, Duck said. When the officer flicked on his lights, the driver sped up. The girl rolled the car just inside the Gulf Shores city limit.

Duck said the girl, whose name was not released because of her age, told police she was on her way to pick up her sister at a concert.

Investigators found no alcohol in the car but believe the girl drank before getting behind the wheel of the car, which belongs to relatives.

Duck declined to release the girl's blood alcohol level but said a blood test at the hospital showed it was higher than .02, the legal limit for minors.

[jonesforch]

Hope she has a hangover of hangovers.......

[concerned22]

"Duck declined to release the girl's blood alcohol level but said a blood test at the hospital showed it was higher than .02, the legal limit for minors."

Legal limit for minors? Isn't it illegal for minors to drink anyway? How can there be a "legal" limit?

[nothappyatall]

"uck declined to release the girl's blood alcohol level but said a blood test at the hospital showed it was higher than .02, the legal limit for minors. "

Double speak for it was WAY over the limit and she was plastered, if she wasn't then why decline to release the NUMBER if it was only near the lower .02?
Sometimes it's not what they say to the media that tells you the story, it's what they refuse or decline to say that, in the end says it anyway and the speaker probably doesn't realize that until later LOL

[grammawhamma]

If a person is legally drunk at .08 (for adults)...then when is a person illegally drunk?? Food for thought.

[ecuadoriana]

...and the parents were where?

Probably securing a lawyer to sue the cops for chasing their little ELEVEN (!) year old angel, or suing them for not stopping her sooner thereby being the cause of her "accident".

Family values. Sigh.

[hypnotoad72]

Does Paris have a sister? :P

But on a more serious note, keep the cherry flavored cough syrup and vanilla mint Listerine away from the tyke. It may not be Drambuie, but they're just about as effective if you swallow...

we should be careful not to attack the parents. A child as old as her isn't a child, she is a young adult. If she chooses to do such a reckless thing, that should be on her....parents can't keep her from sneaking, stealing and driving every waking moment. That just isn't fair, they are probably ticked off and embarrassed, angry and hurt at their daughters actions.

[hypnotoad72]

Forgive me my bad grammar, I meant to say "They may not be Drambuie, but they're just about as effective if you swallow..."

[shanev137]

Put her in jail.

[myoung8295]

Ummm..."young adult"? How about not even a teenager? Her parents should be aware of where she was and what she was doing...otherwise, how can they protect her. No it isnt their fault, but they should be aware.

[drummer94]

Oh come ON, amerigirl28. The kid needs to be put over her parents knee. After someone does the same thing to the parents.

[peach652]

If there is ANY alcohol in an 11-year-old's system, then she was over the limit, right?!

And, why wasn't she charged with driving with no license?

Where are the parents? And what charges do they face?

[bequialife]

she is already on her way to punkdome; give her severe punishment, or else she will start to barbeque kittens, beat kids up with a sword, robbing banks, and using meth all before she is 15.
what a pathetic society we live in. And I ask, why are people having kids if they really don't want them?

[erintippin]

Sorry, amerigirl28, but an eleven year old is NOT a young adult. She is a child!

[bequialife]

This is what I am talking about; young kids are capable of anything, which is why they need to be severly punished, not "rehabed"...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/06/national/main3024903.shtml

[cj7jeepstir]

amerigirl28, you need to have your head examined. An 11-year-old is a YOUNG ADULT?!? GIVE ME A BREAK!! An 11-year-old is a CHILD by any sane person's measure, and the parents are totally responsible for her behavior. If the facts of the story are true as stated, this child has serious behavior problems, and that is entirely the responsibility, or fault, of the parents. Parents are SUPPOSED to keep their child from sneaking, stealing, drinking, and breaking the law. That's part of what being a parents is all about. But what's more important is raising your child so he or she doesn't WANT to sneak, steal, drink, or break the law. I hate to think of the type of parent you are, or will be.

[king77shaw]

get her a NASCAR team - she's a natural

[ajmystic]

"Her blood alcohol level was higher than .02, the legal limit for minors."
Excuse me????? What state allows minors to drink or buy alcohol? An 11 year old does not have enough knowledge to know what happens when you drink, let alone drink and drive. Her parents should be punished right along with her. Shame on them for letting her drink, not to mention committing grand theft auto. The book should be thrown at the girl and her parents. Let's hope the judge has a good aim with it and hits all three of them.

[justfacts2]

I have a funny feeling she can kiss her driver's license bye-bye, and if she is awarded one when she is of age then the person(s) responsible need to be fired and have their brains examined. As for the parents, they were probably out with their friends and the girl was home alone, or they were working late and the girl was home alone. Either way, she was probably without adult supervision. Are parents EVER going to learn?

[michellem99-2009]

We have a nanny govt. That is a child, A CHILD. She got no business drink no business to drive. The parents were not allowed to have THEIR arse paddled,now they have children and they can't paddle their asre. So the young parents and their children are out of control. That kid would mind let me tell you oh she would mind. Just be grateful she is some one else's kid. I never had kids but in one foster home they had day care and who watched their child. Cute a blind kid.I could not see the barn door. A kid will push ya to the limit if ya let them. So that kid be grounded,she whine all she want. She would lose computer time,tv time etc. Learn and mind. Cold. nope. I lost recess time any thing I liked to do as I messed up. I whined and it did not help. More time was added.

[jenni2007-2009]

Hang on, ajmystic. To place "shame" on the parents for "letting" her drink may be misguided. Yes, they should assume some responsibility for neglect, but I somehow doubt that an 11 year old that a) drinks and b) apparently knows how to drive pretty *** well did so with her parents' blessing.

[jenni2007-2009]

Hello?? Since when is d-a-r-n a bad word? Why was it blocked???

[tnt1954]

did her sister get home from the concert.
a lotta 'kids' don't have parents, they have
older siblings taking care of them. or someone
already they are the ward of the court of.
maybe the parents were killed long ago.
and the court awarded her to her older sister.
literature is full of stories of kids who
have to stick together to make it. some kids
have to run away from just awful home situations.
foster homes are often even worse than the
place they fled from. why do you think there
are places like boys town in kansas, orphanages
galore all over the world? it isn't all
just cut and dried. read the story of babes
in the woods. hansel and gretel stories
are out there as i type. how about all the
missing kids on the pennysaver? do you realize
the expense of raising a child from infancy
to maturity? its astronomical. they need
3 meals a day, every day, not just when
you feel like dropping in to see how their
condition is. rich parents, poor parents,
just getting by parents. parents who
are nervous wrecks all their lives. how much
sleep do you think parents allow themselves.
the magic elves and fairies will do the
midnight feeding? take them potty at
3 am? give me a break.

[honest_news]

"Duck declined to release the girl's blood alcohol level but said a blood test at the hospital showed it was higher than .02, the legal limit for minors."

Someone please explain to me how this sentence makes any sense. The legal limit for minors for what? Driving a car? Consumption of alcohol?

I realize they do things very differently in Alabama, but not this different!

[likeitis5050]

She a juvie. Nothing will happen to her. Lock up the guardians.

[likeitis5050]

snidegrass ??????????????????????????????? Put the pipe down.

[djmo1-2009]

How did this happen? "Hey Put My Beer Down And Go Get Your Sister!" Clearly she has some experience behind the wheel or she is a quick study. I would wager social work services will be busy with all of the issues at hand. Kind of funny. I am not sure if the Fleeing the Scene of Accident would stick. Would an intoxicated 11yr old really be expected to stop and render proper notification?

[grammawhamma]

I'm assuming a kid can have a .02 or lower blood alcohol from taking cough syrup so anything over that means they were drinking more then cough syrup. Just a guess.

[djmo1-2009]

honest_news,

In most states a minor is DWI with any presence of alcohol in the system, in AL looks like they give a em a little break at .02

[michellem99-2009]

Some body messed up. The foster homes are worse than their own home they were removed. But we don't know why the child drank and drove.snidergrass love yer post as it is honest and to a tee.In Maine if a minor is served beer/booze jail time for adult.

[kennergirl]

The thought of why an 11 year old girl would be driving at 10:30 pm at night to pick up her sister from a concert is unbelievable enough and then ontop of that she was DUI? When I was 11 I was playing with Barbie dolls still...my how times have changed.

[drew30319-2009]

"The girl rolled the car just inside the Gulf Shores city limit."

That's interesting. It appears that she thought she could get away by leaving Florida and entering Alabama. I don't know what the law is but apparently the Florida cop was able to at least detain her in Alabama.

So on top of the drinking & driving & eluding police at age eleven she also has come up with backup plans if she's chased!

[nothappyatall]

"have a funny feeling she can kiss her driver's license bye-bye, and if she is awarded one when she is of age then "

CLue; they did not release her identity because she is a minor, juvenile offenses are usualy SEALED and not available. The DMV and insurance company she chooses someday will have NO idea about this crime, and for that matter- neither will the other drivers on the road around her, nice eh? keep the juv's name secret so no one can protect themselves.

[michellem99-2009]

I was her age and the battle was over wearing a bra. That may sound dumb. I was aa cup so I was not gonna wear a sissie thing, I was a tom boy. I played army what ever my foster brothers played.i was not goting to wear it. TO this day I don't know how the battle was won. A training bra. I was flat chected. It was the same with skirts. I wore girl's slacks-I wore braces to walk then. I was pissed and I gave my Foster Mum a hard time over cloths at 11.

[djmo1-2009]

newster,

I am not sure about AL but many states if you are caught even driving without a license, not to mention; DWI, Fleeing The Scene of an Accident, Failure to Stop... She may not be able to obtain a drivers license until she is 21 in that state.

[michellem99-2009]

I think the only time a minor can get a license is if the parent is disabled and that child can pass the tests to be the driver to transport him/her to limited places.

[djmo1-2009]

michelle,

A person is a minor until the age of 18, the driving age, is typically 16. KY has a law which I like. In KY you can only get a permit at 16 which you have for a year, if you are a high school grad this stipulation is waived and you may be licensed at 16.

[randalds]

A training bra. I was flat chected. It was the same with skirts. I wore girl's slacks-I wore braces to walk then. I was pissed and I gave my Foster Mum a hard time over cloths at 11.
Posted by MichelleM99 at 01:18 AM : Jul 07, 2007

Not to be too off color, but I never understood why they're called training bras? I mean, what in the world are the breasts/bras training for?

[blackbug99]

Now, being she's 11, won't her court records be sealed? She has no drivers license for the offenses to be recorded against. I bet she gets her permit on time with all the other DWI 16yr olds

[marlenehays]

What I want to know, where were her parents and how was this child able to have access to everything? This is so unacceptable that a child can even think of these things. The children need to be taken away from an environment where they learn how to be BAD,BAD. NO Hope. Growing-up to be evil!!!

[akpals]

I can't wait to hear the parents' excuse for this one.

[ralan40]

there's a legal limit for minors????

probably needed a drink to "face traffic with confidence"

[michellem99-2009]

Oh,Randy,I was told that and being 11,I learnt my clohes by touch and couldn't see to match my outfits. I was told it was a training bra,that means a girl's fisrt bra. A sport bra is sometimes called that and yes it supports the breasrts and the back. The idea was to get me used wearing it. A rite of passage to becoming a young lady.I hated it then as I was flat chested then I needed it. I went to an A cup soon after and still that at 52.
I know a child is a minor from birth to 18. I know some states will grant notice Grant him/her a license to drive a senior/disable parent their caregiver if they can pass it to store,Dr when that adult is there with child otherwise they can't drive. It is small towns with no bus systems. I know they did grant this to a boy who would have to wait to 16 but due partents health issues waived it so he was the family driver. I knew the kid.

[marlenehays]

What has a training bra got to do with this 11 year twit got to do with anything? NO matter what her parent are responsible for her actions!!
Were her parents on a vacation or something? They sure didn't raise her with any morals or this child possessed no common sense to know right from wrong. Charge her as an adult, being her actions were that of a stupid adult.....

[omega39-2009]

And the nominees for "Parents of the year" are....

[michellem99-2009]

In my day it was was child ,teen,young adult, adult, middle age ,elder. Today yall give it different name. When I was 11, the battle was over the traiing bra and I went to war over it. Today they drink drive. I was 11 in 65. Now they run wild. You can blame the nanny govt for the out of control of children. They need the turning over the knee and their bottom getting the paddle. Yes mine was paddled and I was told why. I smarted up.The law saids ...NOW YOU SEE IT. Answer try him/her as an adult..ADULT..This a girl and can't think and reason as an adiut. Their brain is a child's and still growing. They see then do. Parents are to bring them up properly. If that child is made a ward of the state then why. When it comes to foster homes I know that life. I lived it.Plus a postee asked so I answered him. They sanitised the schools. Now you see it. Do you like it and now you can't bring up the child right for fear WHAT your child could do to you. That child is taught he/she is the boss. I have seen children boss their parents.

[michellem99-2009]

In my day it was was child ,teen,young adult, adult, middle age ,elder. Today yall give it different name. When I was 11, the battle was over the traiing bra and I went to war over it. Today they drink drive. I was 11 in 65. Now they run wild. You can blame the nanny govt for the out of control of children. They need the turning over the knee and their bottom getting the paddle. Yes mine was paddled and I was told why. I smarted up.The law saids ...NOW YOU SEE IT. Answer try him/her as an adult..ADULT..This a girl and can't think and reason as an adiut. Their brain is a child's and still growing. They see then do. Parents are to bring them up properly. If that child is made a ward of the state then why. When it comes to foster homes I know that life. I lived it.Plus a postee asked so I answered him. They sanitised the schools. Now you see it. Do you like it and now you can't bring up the child right for fear WHAT your child could do to you. That child is taught he/she is the boss. I have seen children boss their parents.

[janeyre-2009]

RandalDs, you are a riot... I know this is serious, but I am still laughing... Thank goodness, no one was hurt. Driving at that speed. What about the 2 sisters, who abducted their little neighbor? The father said: I don't see why there is such a stink. Kid's do this all of the time... You wonder why children are a mess? The father of one of the rapist said: My son has a good heart, I don't see how he could be involved... Well the DNA connected him. Hopefully they will charge them as adults... The case of the thugs, holding a gun on a mother & son. Making the son perform *** acts on the mother, that happened in Florida. Can't they lock up the parents also?

[markbrookhar]

I have a great idea.... let the judge spank her with a oak paddle with holes in it, until welts are raised, like I was spanked with at school by my teacher/coach/ principle in Junior High in 1970. It only had to happen to me twice before I figured out I didn't want to be rebellious anymore.

If we once again allowed corporal punishment by parents, schools and other official authority figures and kids knew that misbehavior would result in punishment, then (while it would never eliminate misbehavior) it certainly would give them something to think about before acting so stupid.

Kid today know that they are only going to get yelled at or something insignificant for punishment (like grounded) so they have little fear of authority.

In Old Testament times, a rebellious child who could not be controlled by his/her parents was taken to the elders of the city, hauled outside the gates and stoned with stones until death. The other kids saw it and decided to obey their parents. It didn't have to happen often. I do not advocate this, but something more serious has to happen consistantly to show that crime is crime no matter what age or how stupid the person is being. BTW, in Old Testament culture a child became an adult at age 12, not 21!

[slim1h2o]

Posted by markbrookhar at 02:56 PM : Jul 07, 2007

You didn't happen to go school in upstate ny, did you? Sounds like my teacher/coach.. LOL