WOODHAVEN, Mich. -- A 9-year-old Michigan girl is in tears as she testifies about the night her dad had her drive a full-size van in suburban Detroit.
Authorities say Shawn Weimer had his daughter drive because he had been drinking. He is charged with child abuse, and a judge is holding a hearing to determine if Weimer will go to trial.
Police in Wayne County's Brownstown Township stopped the van in the wee hours of Oct. 8 and found the girl behind the wheel in a booster seat.
The girl says she agreed to drive but "felt a little scared."
She testified her dad drank half of a bottle of whiskey.
The judge called a recess as she kept crying.
Associated Press