NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont woman has pleaded guilty to riding with her 5-year-old son on the roof of a station wagon, holding onto the cargo rack as the vehicle traveled at least 50 mph.
The Caledonian Record reports (http://bit.ly/1GVsIZl) Lindsey Perkins of Newport pleaded guilty Tuesday in Orleans Superior Court, avoiding trial on charges of providing false information to a police officer and cruelty. A charge of reckless endangerment was dropped.
Police say the vehicle operated by 20-year-old Nicholas Nobaris was traveling at speeds of 50 to 55 mph on Route 14 in Coventry last month.
Authorities say witnesses reported seeing a woman and child holding onto the roof rack of the station wagon. One provided photos.
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Perkins was sentenced to one to three years in jail, all suspended except four days.
Nobaris pleaded not guilty to reckless or grossly negligent operation and reckless endangerment.
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Information from: The Caledonian-Record, http://www.caledonianrecord.com