Connecticut mom acting 'erratically' drove drunk to drop off kid at school: Police
Connecticut police said the mother dropped off her child at school while she was intoxicated
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A mother in Connecticut was arrested Monday after she was allegedly driving drunk while dropping her child off at school.
Police said 33-year-old Christina Morrissette was charged with DUI-risk of injury to a minor after dropping off her child at Ledyard Middle School.
Officers were responding to a report by staff at the school that Morrissette was "behaving erratically" while she was in the parent drop-off section and appeared to be intoxicated.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Officials say Morrissette failed field sobriety tests and was transported to the Ledyard Police Department for processing.
Police said in a press release that Christina Morrissette, 33, was charged with DUI-risk of injury to a minor after dropping off her child at Ledyard Middle School. (Ledyard Police Department)
She was arrested 13 minutes away from the middle school, according to the Ledyard Police Department.
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She was held in jail on a $7,500 surety bond but later released.