Billy Joe Madden Was Sleepy So The 8-Year Old Drove

[TheMorningStar]

State police said they received a call shortly after 6:30 a.m. Saturday about a green Chevrolet pickup truck driving erratically on the interstate in Livingston Parish. The caller told police that a child appeared to be the driver of the pickup.Troopers located and stopped the vehicle, and they said a boy was driving the truck while his father, Billy Joe Madden, 28, slept in the passenger seat.Police said that Madden's 4-year-old daughter was riding in the backseat.After interviewing Madden, troopers said they found out that he was intoxicated, and he fell asleep while his son drove from Hattiesburg to Dallas.State police said they arrested Madden and charged him with two counts of child desertion, parent allowing a minor to drive, open container and two counts of no child restraint and no seat belt.

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[Dakota Valkyrie]

Two counts of child desertion? Is that a new fangled term for "passed out"?

[MC30]

what? you mean i can't let my 7 year old drive when im too fucked up to do it?

[Rockin Ma]

I had never heard of children that young driving until recently. The last month or so we've had at least three stories. What's up with that?