Mom, with 3 kids in minivan, suspected of DUI

Sat., Feb. 18, 2006

From Staff Reports The Spokesman-Review

A Seattle woman was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and three counts of child endangerment Friday when her minivan crashed near Ponderay, Idaho.

Gilliam D. Lemley, 32, also was booked into jail on a misdemeanor warrant, according to the Idaho State Police.

Officers said Lemley was southbound on North Boyer Road about 3:30 p.m. when she ran into a ditch while trying to turn onto Bronx Road. She and her three children, ages 2 through 14, all were taken to Bonner General Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Police said everyone in the 1999 Dodge Caravan was using a seat belt.

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