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Mom Arrested for DUI While Picking Up Child

1/28/2026

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Whitney Jensen, 39, was arrested in Utah for DUI while picking up her child from daycare.
A daycare employee alerted police around 6:20 p.m. after noticing Jensen's impairment.
Officers found Jensen unable to stand, slurring her speech, and smelling of alcohol.
Jensen refused a field sobriety test and later recorded a BAC of 0.419 percent.
The episode raised concerns about her parenting after she remembered to pick up her child.

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Story summary

Whitney Jensen, 39, was arrested in Utah for DUI while picking up her child from daycare.
A daycare employee alerted police around 6:20 p.m. after noticing Jensen's impairment.
Officers found Jensen unable to stand, slurring her speech, and smelling of alcohol.
Jensen refused a field sobriety test and later recorded a BAC of 0.419 percent.
The episode raised concerns about her parenting after she remembered to pick up her child.