Nine-Year-Old Driving For Inebriated Couple

36-year-old Jason Roth and 32-year-old Amanda Eggert, both of Glenwood City, have pleaded not guilty to two felony counts each of reckless endangerment and two misdemeanor counts of child neglect.

The incident came to light when a 911 caller reportedly sighted an erratically driven pickup truck on rural Wisconsin roads. According to KMSP, a local news station that is affiliated with Fox, the vehicle in question was parked outside a public event, more particularly a boat launch.

They were arrested after reports of erratic driving. Deputies said the 9-year-old “was given permission” to drive.

Jason Roth and Amanda Eggert were “highly intoxicated” when a deputy found Roth’s 9-year-old daughter behind the wheel of their auto, according to court documents.

Police said Roth’s initial breath test registered a. 25 blood alcohol content – more than three times the legal limit.

“As the nine-year-old exited the truck, it was still running and in drive when Mr. Roth was sitting in the truck by himself”, Hahn testified in court last week.

‘He turned the ignition off and the truck began rolling backwards down the hill towards the river. Eggert is also charged with battery to an EMT and a firefighter, as well as disorderly conduct.

According to Polk County Jail records, Eggert and Roth remain behind bars.

Until their mother will be sentenced, both children will be accommodated by extended family members.