NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – A mom in Florida has been arrested after attempting to teach her 9-year-old child how to drive.
On Wednesday, at 8:26 PM, New Port Richey officers responded to 6335 Grand Blvd in reference to a motor vehicle crash.
The investigation revealed that a nine-year-old child was operating the vehicle at the time of the crash.
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Through video surveillance, the child’s mother was seen speaking with the child through the driver’s window, attempting to teach the child how to back the vehicle out of the parking space.
The vehicle then accelerates quickly in reverse out of the parking spot, dragging the mother, and crashes into a building causing substantial damage.
The child was not injured, and the mother admitted to trying to teach her child how to back up due to the confined parking situation.
The mother, Amy Lee Kid, was arrested for child neglect and permitting an unauthorized person to drive.
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