Florida woman ‘just out of rehab' had open 12-pack of beer, child in car, deputies say

WELLINGTON, Fla. — A Florida woman was arrested on Thursday after deputies said she drove intoxicated with a child sitting above an open case of beer tucked in the back seat.

A Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy pulled over Miami resident Stephanie Roque, 30, about 11 a.m. after she made a complete stop in her SUV in the center of a lane, the Palm Beach Post reported. The deputy said that Roque's drivers license was suspended, and noticed she had a "strong smell of alcohol," the arrest report states.

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Roque told the deputy that she "just got out of rehab today for a drinking problem," according to the report. The deputy found a child in the backseat of the car with an open 12-pack of beer sitting underneath the child's feet, the Palm Beach Post reported. Only nine of the 12 beers were in the case, the report states.

The deputy had Roque perform roadside sobriety tests, and then arrested her on charges of DUI and child neglect. Roque was booked into the Palm Beach County jail and released Thursday after posting a $4,000 bond, according to jail records.

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