(La Porte County, IN) - More information has been released regarding an alarming drunk driving arrest in La Porte County a little over a month ago.

On May 30th, a Dodge minivan in Coolspring Township was pulled over following a reckless driving complaint.  The driver, who was allegedly found to be intoxicated, had six children in the car. On the driver’s lap was a four-month-old infant and an open bottle of tequila. According to police reports, one of the children handed officers another open tequila bottle.

33-year-old Kiara Brooks of Michigan City was charged with multiple counts of OWI and Neglect of a Dependent.

The father of the children and a family friend came to take the children home while Brooks was taken to jail. She is awaiting a final hearing in La Porte Circuit Court.