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Mom Caught Driving with Toddler Steering, Phone in Hand
12/10/2025
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Story summary
- Police in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany, stopped a car after discovering a woman using her phone while a toddler sat on her lap and steered.
- Officers guided the vehicle off the highway and conducted a roadside check.
- The child was under two years old.
- The woman said she was driving to a fast-food restaurant because the child was unwell.
- Authorities opened a formal investigation into possible child endangerment.
