Grandfather charged with DUI while holding boy

[February 12, 2010]  COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (AP) -- An East Tennessee grandfather has been charged with endangerment after police said they stopped him while he was driving, drinking and holding his grandson in his arms.

WRCB in Chattanooga reported the man was stopped because his van had a broken tail light. The station says surveillance video then shows the driver exit the van holding a 2-year-old.

Collegedale police said the man tested 0.13 on a breath test, which is about 1 1/2 times the legal limit. Police said the man told officers the boy had been riding in his lap and that he had drunk six or seven beers, including one that was half-full and still cold inside the vehicle.

The man was charged with DUI, reckless endangerment and probation violation.

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Information from: WRCB-TV, http://www.wrcbtv.com/

[Associated Press]

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