Drunk mom with two kids snoozes while house burns

[matcom]

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A mother who police said was so drunk she slept while a kitchen fire sent smoke billowing through the apartment she shared with two infant children was charged with child endangerment early Sunday.
Latesha Daniels could not be roused when first neighbors and then firefighters banged on the door at 12 Bogart Terrace to evacuate the smoky apartment shortly after midnight.

"The entire first floor was filled with smoke," Detective James Miller said. "She was still passed out when firefighters broke down the door."

Daniels had to be rescued from her home along with her 20-month-old and 10-month-old infant children, who were found sleeping in a bedroom. They were carried out and examined by paramedics, Miller said. Neither child required hospital treatment.

The fire allegedly was caused by food left burning on the stove. The fire did not spread beyond the stove, Miller said.

Miller said police gave Daniels an alcohol breath test. "She blew twice the legal limit," he said.

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=285011&category=ALBANY&BCCode=&newsdate=9/13/2004

[underpants]

1. Hmmm Smoke on Bogart Terrace?

Okay she just failed the "Can you be a mother?" test.

[maxsolomon]

2. at least she didn't drink during her pregnancy!

is she registered to vote? from her incompetent idiocy, she sounds like an undecided!

[readmylips]

3. Mom in AZ: Left baby in hot car while she had dinner....

...stupid woman would ask patrons leaving the restaurant to look into her baby inside the car. Some people didn't take her serious, but those who did report it to the restaurant manager, and they called the police. She's now in jail. This woman is not a minority uneducated woman...as most of TV report stress. This is a college educated successful white woman.