Parents arrested, drive home with four children strapped to the hood

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FORT WAYNE ? Police have charged a man accused of driving three blocks with four young children strapped to the hood of his vehicle with driving while intoxicated and neglect of a dependent.

Fort Wayne police were called about 5:30 p.m. Monday after someone saw a man and woman strap four children to the hood of a car in the parking lot of a liquor store at 2116 Fairfield Ave. and then drive away, according to a statement from police spokesman John Chambers.

A U.S. marshal saw the vehicle driving on Fairfield Avenue with the children strapped to it, the statement said. The marshal stopped the car in the 400 block of Poplar Street ? 0.2 miles or about three blocks away, the statement said.

The children were 4, 5, 6 and 7 years old, and they were not injured.

Police spokeswoman Raquel Foster issued a statement Tuesday morning that said Aaron S. Stefanski, 29, of Fort Wayne, faces felony neglect charges and three counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and that Jessica A. Clark, 29, of Fort Wayne, also faces a felony neglect charge or charges.

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[Steven P. Administrators]

Idiots. :/

[Hum]

Must have bought a lot of booze, if there was no room for the kids. :s

[The Laughing Man]

It should be required to have a license in order to have kids these days..... or something, hell I don't know this is just pure stupidity!

[Hum]

^ Agreed, but most people think they have a right to reproduce, and these days, think that the 'government' (aka, someone else) will pay for those kids. :laugh:

[The Rev]

uh.... WHAT??? Good god, what is wrong with people these days??

[Charisma Veteran]

ROFL. Awful, but my first thought was "ah, somebody finally did what my mother threatened to do if we didn't stop fighting in the backseat..."

[Buttus]

i think Indiana is the only state that ties with Florida in idiot quantity...

[paxa]

say what??? seriously some people should be allowed to be parents? how can anyone do this to a child, despite being a real rug rat??? jeezzzz

[Growled Member]

Wow! Just wow!

[*RedBull*]

"Dere weren't nough room in da back seat wit all dem beers and whiskay..mmkay?"