I know back in the day we used to do some crazy things. I remember being a kid and riding in the car with my family, and my brother and I would be sitting in the back seat with no seatbelts on, just playing on the floor of the car. Back then, things were a little more fast and loose when it came to safety.
That being said, I don't think my parents ever would have done what this woman did to her kids. The Dixon, Illinois Police Department released a statement after a story of kids riding in a pool on top of the car gained some traction.
Endangering the Health or Life of a Child Arrest Press Release:The Dixon Police Department announces the arrest of Jennifer A. Janus Yeager, age 49, of Dixon, Illinois on 7/9/19 at approximately 3:07 p.m. The Dixon Police Department received a complaint from a concerned citizen about an Audi passenger car driving north on the Peoria Avenue Bridge with children inside of a pool, on the roof of the vehicle.
Officers searched the area and observed a white Audi Q5 driving westbound on IL Route 2, just west of Palmyra Road, with a blue inflatable pool on the roof with two juveniles inside of the pool.
Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle on River Lane, just south of IL Route 2 where they made contact with the driver, Yeager.During the course of the investigation it was learned that Yeager drove into town to inflate the pool at a friends’ house and had her two juvenile daughters ride inside of the empty pool to hold it down on their drive home.Yeager was placed under arrest for two counts of Endangering the Health or Life of a Child and two counts of Reckless Conduct. Yeager was also cited for failure to secure a passenger of the age of 8 and under the age of 16.
Yeager was transported to the Dixon Police Department where she was processed and released after posting bond.
Citizens are reminded to call the Dixon Police Department at (815)288-4411 or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-Caught-U. (1-888-228-4488) Callers can remain anonymous and receive rewards of up to $1,000.00 if their information leads to an arrest. All charges are merely an allegation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
How insane is that? Putting your kids in a pool on the roof of your car is just...well, that's next-level stupid. The story has been shared almost 6,000 times on Facebook, and people don't understand what this mom was thinking.
"I am trying to fathom how any mother could even remotely think this was a safe idea!!! Wow!" Angie wrote.
"Okay you can afford an Audi but not to go to Wal-Mart for a freaking pump to blow up a pool?" Wendy questioned. "Beyond ignorance even before putting the kids on the roof. Thats just icing on the cake. I hope that someone steps up because that's crazy. What else would be done without thinking about kids safety."