Drunk Grandparents Charged After Towing 7-Year-Old In Plastic Car
April 30, 2012 at 2:13 pm by PetePuma
Sarasota, FL – Paul Berloni, 49, was charged with DUI, driving with a suspended license, and child neglect/endangerment on Sunday for towing his 7-year-old granddaughter behind his SUV while he was drunk enough to decline a field sobriety test, but not drunk enough to agree to one.The young girl, who was wearing only a bathing suit and no protective gear, was allegedly being towed in a plastic Hot Wheels car at between five and ten miles per hour. The toy was “secured” to the SUV with dog leashes tied to the trailer hitch.
Belinda Berloni, aside from having a name only a cartoon character should possess, was stupid enough to be going along with the whole thing, reportedly cheering her granddaughter on from an open rear door of the vehicle. She was also charged with child neglect/endangerment, and was reportedly crocked as well. Surprise! Surprise!
A deputy spotted the drunken idiocy and immediately put a stop to it, noting, upon speaking to Paul Berloni, that he smelled strongly of alcohol. Belinda, who was still not quite grasping how retarded the whole thing was, told the officer they were “just having fun and had been doing this all day.”
The child’s father (Belinda’s son) believes both suspects have drinking problems. Personally, I think he might have been better off leaving his child in the care of a couple of demented honey badgers. He was apparently very upset with the two, asking his mother, “Are you f—ing stupid? You should know better!”
I think we all know the answer to that question, dude. Then again, you’re the one who left the kid with them. It’s worth noting that Paul Berloni has not had a driver’s license for 10 years, since it was revoked following a DUI; not his first, I’d imagine.
The child was unharmed in the incident, but I think I know of a couple of Intervention candidates.
People do the Darnest Things!
This is true mudinyoureyes!
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