Illinois mother accused of driving with kids on top of SUV in inflatable pool

N'dea Yancey-Bragg
Updated

A woman in Illinois was arrested Tuesday after authorities say she was spotted driving with her kids sitting inside an inflatable pool on top of her vehicle.

Jennifer A. Janus Yeager, 49, was pulled over after a "concerned citizen" spotted the kids on top of the Audi and alerted authorities, the Dixon Police Department said in a statement.

"During the course of the investigation it was learned that Yeager drove into town to inflate the pool at a friends’ house and had her two juvenile daughters ride inside of the empty pool to hold it down on their drive home," police said.

Yeager was arrested on two counts of endangering the health or life of a child, two counts of reckless conduct and was cited for failure to secure a passenger. She has since been released after posting bond.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Illinois mother accused of driving with kids on top of SUV in inflatable pool