NY Mom Busted for Marijuana with Kids in Car

(Colonie, New York) A 31-year-old Saratoga Springs woman, Missy L. Brewer, was arrested Sunday afternoon for allegedly smoking marijuana while driving with her four children in the car.

"It was a 911 call saying 'I spotted someone smoking pot, and she's got a car full of kids,'" Trooper Maureen Tuffey said. […]

Brewer was taken to the State Police barracks in Loudonville where she was charged under Leandra's Law for driving while ability impaired by drugs as a felony due to the presence of the children. She also was charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child, one each for child.

She faces a charge of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Brewer was booked into custody at the Albany County Jail without bail.