Intoxicated grandmother let 10-year-old drive SUV on motorway

Police in Louisiana say a call about an SUV being driven recklessly on Interstate 10 led them to pull over a 10-year-old boy who was driving.

The boy’s grandmother and another woman in the vehicle were arrested early yesterday when the car was pulled over on a city street.

Police say they told officers that they had the boy drive because they were intoxicated.

The child’s grandmother, 54-year-old Brenda Byrd, and 48-year-old Sheila Joiner were charged with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and allowing an unlicensed driver to operate a motor vehicle.

The young driver and a 15-year-old passenger were later released to family members.