An Oregon woman is accused of endangering three young children by towing them behind her car in a little red wagon.
Alana Nicolle Donohue of Springfield, Oregon was charged with three counts of Reckless Endangerment after several witnesses called police to report the she was hauling three children, a 2 year-old girl, her four year-old brother and their 8-year-old cousin behind her 1999 Ford Taurus Station Wagon.
According to Springfield Police Department, Donohue attached a the plastic wagon to the rear of her car with a tie-down rope and drove to a roundabout circle, where she made laps around the roundabout until citizens stepped in.
The vehicle traveled up to 30 miles per hour at one point during the incident, according to witnesses. One witness told police the toddler began crying after the wagon went up on two wheels. The witness says Donohue pulled over and moved the toddler from the wagon to the car and continued driving with the 4 year-old and the 8 year-old still in the wagon.
Witnesses told police Donohue was irritated when confronted by motorists pleading with her to stop, telling them to mind their own business. When confronted by police, Donohue told an officer she didn't know why everyone was making such a big deal, saying she was just trying to show them a good time.
Police have ruled out drugs or alcohol as factors related to this incident.
