On April 6th, 2025, officers responded to a call of a vehicle crash involving a grandmother and her two grandchildren. Hello. Hi. I'm at 50320 with the ticket. David Young 24155 I already have my daughter sitting in the car with the Okay. Do you know if you have a tow on the way to get it out? >> so. Okay. Do you know what company it is? >> I think it's um uh whatever it is uh Tansman or whatever. >> Tansman? Yeah. Okay. Is there any injuries between the three of you? >> No. No. My eyebrow. Your eyebrow. Okay, you got a little bump. Do you need an ambulance? No. No. Okay. Um what happened? I just My uh my one tire was low. >> Okay. And it just Just kind of jerked and Yeah. Okay. You sure you're okay? So what's wrong? >> Just shaking up. >> coming up. Yeah, her Can you hear me now? No, I don't want to hear hear you right now. Come here. Come talk to me real quick, please. What's going on? She's okay. She had me and my sister drive and accidentally drove into the ditch and I'm kind of scared of her right now. Okay. Do you want to sit in my car and back seat of my car? Okay. Yeah, that's fine. Okay, 503, can you send me another for possible 55? She wants you guys to sit in the car for now. You don't have to if you want if you don't want to, but I'm just going to talk to you guys real quick. Um so now that you're away from her, what what happened? Well, she didn't want us to tell but she was letting us drive. She was She's She's kind of drunk. Okay. >> She keeps yelling at us. Yeah, she was yelling and then come over here and hurting us. I'm scared of her right now. Okay. And my sister was driving down the road and she like swerved and got scared and got into the ditch. Was she driving at any point or were you guys She was She was swerving a bit and then she had us drive. And also when we were down there, she was like swerving and she kept yelling at us to tell us to pull over. Okay. Where were you guys at? Uh what do you mean? Like where were you coming from? We came from uh Thomasboro. From Rantoul Thomasboro. Rantoul. Kind of yeah, Rantoul. Okay. Where were you Where were you guys doing there? Uh getting gas. Getting gas. Okay. Where Where was she drinking? >> She got some Um like liquor. I don't I don't know what it was. She had like four or five of them. Oh, in the car? So you went to the gas station, she got liquor. Yeah. Okay. And then where you Where were you guys going? >> glad Uh before we was Before she was actually like drunk drunk. My mom came earlier to give us gas cuz we were on the side of the road and my brother went with her and I'm glad because I'm just glad he didn't get hurt. What about Was your brother here, too? He was here but but earlier we got out we ran out of gas so my mom gave us gas over there. >> Okay. And then once soon as we left, she started She was swerving. >> a little bit. >> Yeah. She almost hit like a bunch of cars. >> She was really good at it and I just wanted to drive, too, and then I didn't know what to what to do when I swerved into the Okay. Um Are Do either of you have licenses? No. Okay. I'm 13, she's 11. >> Okay. I'm just going to I'm just going to um I'm just going to get some information from you guys. Can I get your last Is she going to jail? I don't know. We're I'm going to do field I'm going to wait for a backup unit to get here and do a field sobriety test. >> Yeah, some someone drove by and called. >> Yeah, there was like three cars like three cars that stopped. One of them called. >> This is There was Was this like 20 minutes ago? That just happened. Yeah, I was in Urbana so it took me a little bit to get up here. Yeah. >> Okay. I'll talk to mom and then um Yeah, my mom's boyfriend is over here right now. Okay. Can we just stay in here? Yeah, I'll leave the window down that cuz um you can't out from the inside so if you reach around need to get out you can reach around. Um do you When we got in the car, I just She's breaking her arm. I broke I broke her arm. Okay. So Yeah, go ahead and get in your mom's car. I've got an ambulance on the way so if you girls change your mind we'll have an ambulance here. Yeah. I've got an ambulance on the way for her. If you want to get them checked out before they leave, we can do that. Thank you. Yeah. Um if you have any questions or anything, just flag me down and I'll come and help you out. All right. So I got a statement from them. Yes, sir. So you told me you were driving and you have a low tire and then you went in the ditch. Okay, now stop lying to me and tell me what actually happened. That That was part of the Part of it, right. What's the full story? I had my grandchild on my lap. >> Mhm. Yeah. Okay. And we were right Where were you coming from? That way. Oh, I mean like Were you You live in Rantoul, right? Yeah. Is that where you started the day when you started driving? No. Okay, where did you start driving? From that road. You Did you leave your house to get to this road? Oh, yes. Yes. Okay, so you started in Rantoul. Did you go to Thomasboro? Oh, yes. Okay. What did you do in Thomasboro? Uh we stopped and got gas. Got gas. Mhm. >> Okay. So you Did you ever go this way out of Rantoul? Did you run out of gas? Oh, yes. Yes. Okay. So you start in Rantoul, you go east. You run out of gas. We went to Thomasboro, got gas. We ran out of gas on Thomasboro. Thomasboro, my house. Got gas and then was going home. Okay. Yeah. Okay. And yeah. So you were going home from Thomasboro when this happened? Yeah. Home in Rantoul, correct? >> Yeah. Yes. Yes. Yes. So you realize Thomasboro is that way and Rantoul is that way, correct? So I'm just confused why you're south of Thomasboro. I don't know. That's why we're confused, too. What's the normal What's the normal route you take to get home? Like what roads do you normally go on? Uh the the back road would have been another the back road. Okay. So you normally take the back country roads to get home. Yes, sir. Okay. Yes. When you went to Casey's, what all did you get? Gas? What else did you get? That's it. Okay. You didn't go and get like snacks or drink or anything? Uh yes. Uh for my grandchildren, that's it. >> Okay. What did they get? Do you remember? No. Okay. Did you buy any alcohol while you were there? No. Okay. Just keep in mind you know that Casey's has video cameras, right? >> Yeah, you didn't check. No. You didn't buy any alcohol. Did you have any alcohol in the car with you before you went to Casey's? >> No. Okay. And then you went there, you got gas and then you were headed this way with your granddaughter on your lap. And then then what? Something happened with the tire and then you went into the ditch. Which granddaughter was on your lap? The middle one. She was on your lap. Okay. Um and then was she Was she controlling the steering wheel and you were controlling the pedals or What What did that look like? The She was controlling the steering wheel. I was controlling the pedals. Okay. But I It's not like when I was younger. I know. I know. She just What was What was your reasoning for having her get on your lap to Oh, what? Yeah. Oh, she She just wanted to practice driving. That was it. Okay. Where Where did Where did you guys stop for her to get on your lap? Just down the road. Down the road from Casey's, you stopped and then she climbed on your lap. Yeah, just I'm just asking cuz I I need to understand what happened. >> I'm scared of her. Yes, she just climbed on my lap just to try it, you Okay. Like a little kid. Just go down a little ways and she got freaked out and she's a very good girl. Okay. All right. And uh and just wasn't wasn't expecting Hello, sir. She wasn't She got nervous. She's very cautious. Okay. Well, let's have him check you real quick and then we'll we'll keep talking, okay? Can you have four what? Um uh cut and rye. Cut waters? Yes. When did you have them? Do you remember? Earlier today. Do you remember like what time? Or was it lunchtime? Was it after lunchtime? >> It was before lunchtime. >> Before lunchtime? >> Yeah, like 10:00 ish. Yeah. Have you had any like Russian creams or something in the car? Uh No, it was It was uh the the cut water thing was uh uh uh uh white Russian. Okay. That's what you were You were drinking those in the car? No, I wasn't drinking in the car. >> Okay. Well, here's the Candy. Your granddaughter has already told us she saw you. You were sitting in the backseat drinking. Yeah. So, just be honest with us at this point cuz we we already know what actually happened, but if you're honest with us, that makes us a little more makes us able to help you a little more. You know what I mean? Yeah, but that wasn't what I was drinking. So, what were you drinking in the car then? Just water. Okay. What are the cans in the car that are empty? Oh, those are the water bottles. Okay. So, you were drinking in the car at some point, right? Without the without the car running. Yes. Okay. But But then you drove after you had them. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Careful. Thank you. Yes. Were you sitting in the backseat while your granddaughter was driving? Did she tell us that, too? Yes. Okay. So, she wasn't on your lap like you were originally. Which one? She said both of them. In the front or in the backseat? No. We're not there yet. This is taking a lot longer than I thought. Okay. Hey, so we have a question for you. Would you be willing to do a PBT for us? That just kind of reads your breath to see, you know, if you're okay to drive or things like that. Cuz right now we don't have a lot to go off of. You mentioned you had a couple drinks earlier before you drove. Yes. Like Would you be willing to do that for us? No. No? Okay. Do you want to do some field sobriety tests? No. Okay. Okay. Well, go ahead and place your hands behind your back there. Yes. I'll double up the cuffs so it's not as tight for you. Just so you know, there will be a camera on back there, okay? You can sit right there. Okay. I'm just sorry. What can I do to help? Uh hold on. I just got to uh I apologize. Hold on. I can do this. That's why I was I thought about my grandchildren. Anything I can do to help? >> No. Yes. Give me an answer. Good. Oh, goodness. The woman was charged with a DUI and endangering the life of a child. Thanks for watching today's video. If you haven't already, please like and subscribe for more of our content.