Babysitter Arrested on Suspicion of DUI, Child Endangerment

A 36-year-old woman was arrested last Thursday for allegedly driving drunk, running a red light and crashing into another vehicle — while babysitting an infant, police said.

According to the Fremont Police Department, officers responded to the Nov. 7 accident at 9:49 a.m. after the woman ran a red light while driving northbound on Blacow Road at Stevenson Boulevard and struck another car.

The woman — identified as 39-year-old Andrea Briscoe — was babysitting an infant who was strapped in a passenger seat using a seat belt and not a car seat, police said.

Investigators learned that Briscoe had also rear-ended another car on Blacow Road prior to the accident.

Earlier that morning, Briscoe had also dropped off a young woman at Robertson High School. The woman ran to the office and reported that Briscoe was too drunk to drive, according to police.

Briscoe was arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence and child endangerment. Briscoe’s own four children were also taken into protective custody after police alerted Child Protective Services, police said.

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