6/7/2014
Those darned Anchor Babies!
Those darned Anchor Babies!
A nine-year-old boy crashes into a parked car with his family inside.
Police told Action 4 News there were two adults in the car, but because they were under the influence, they had the child drive them home.
Both were charged with child endangerment Friday.
"PR bond?,” defendant Preston Reyna asked Judge Celia Garcia.
“No, cash surety sir”, replied Judge Garcia.
“But I wasn’t driving,” said Reyna.
Judge Garcia explained that it didn’t matter because the charges Reyna faces are very serious.
Around 2 a.m.. Friday morning, Edinburg police attempted to pull over a black Camry on the 300 block of Veterans Boulevard.
It was weaving from lane to lane, which lead the officer to believe the driver might be drunk.
“As soon as the officer activated his red and blue emergency lights, the vehicle lost control and swerved to the right and struck a parked vehicle," said Edinburg police spokesperson, Lt. Oscar Trevino.
To the officer’s surprise, the driver's seat was empty.
“He did notice that the driver seat was in a position where it was as far forward as possible, which did immediately give him the indication that it was an extremely short person that was driving," explained Lt. Trevino.
The officer on the scene noticed 19-year-old Jessica Garza in the front passenger seat, and two children, ages 9 and 12, in the backseat with her 19-year-old boyfriend Preston Reyna.
Shortly after, the officer learned it was the 9-year-old boy who was behind the wheel.
"We learned that the two adults were highly intoxicated, so instead of them driving they had the nine-year-old drive for them," said Lt. Trevino.
Detectives believe Garza was giving the boy directions to their home, but when he saw police, he got scared and jumped in the back seat while the car was still in motion.
The Camry crashed into a red pickup truck on the 600 block of Veterans Boulevard.
"Not only did they place their lives and these children's lives in danger, but they are also endangering that of the motoring public, other cyclists, other pedestrians that may have been in the area," said Lt. Trevino.
Police told us the nine-year-old driver is Reyna's nephew and the 12-year-old boy is Garza's little brother.
Both are being held on a $60,000 bond for two counts of child endangerment.
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