Police say a New York state man had his 10-year-old drive his pickup truck while he was sitting in the passenger seat drunk.
The Times Union of Albany reports (http://bit.ly/1JblRYo ) police in the Saratoga County town of Stillwater were contacted by a motorist on Saturday who saw the child driving the truck.
Police say officers pulled over the truck and found that the 10-year-old was behind the wheel while his father, 46-year-old John Barling of Saratoga Springs, was intoxicated in the passenger seat.
Police say the child was picked up by a relative and Barling was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and permitting unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
Saratoga County Child Protective Services was contacted by police.
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Information from: Times Union, http://www.timesunion.com
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