6-year-old flags driver after drunk mom passes out on highway, Apopka police say

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida mother was taken into custody after her young daughter was spotted trying to wave down other drivers on the highway, according to the Apopka Police Department.

In an arrest affidavit, police said the incident happened on Tuesday evening along State Road 414, where the girl was seen waving her arms to get help outside an SUV on the side of the road.

“A passerby made contact with the juvenile, who stated she was 6 years old,” the affidavit reads. “Dispatch further advised that the juvenile’s mother remained inside the vehicle and had been observed vomiting. According to the witness, the female appeared unconscious and had vomit on herself.”…

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