Mother charged with DUI after falsely reporting car, children missing

PITTSBURGH — A woman is facing child endangerment charges after she called 911 Wednesday night when she thought her car was stolen with her children inside while she was at a tattoo shop.

Kylee Eshenbaugh told dispatchers that she parked her car on a street in Pittsburgh’s South Side and left it running with her two children inside. When she went back outside, she claimed the vehicle was gone.

As an officer was responding to the call, a tow-truck driver flagged him down after locating the car. Eshenbaugh and her children were inside the car, which was blocking the entrance to a parking lot, according to a criminal complaint.

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“Eshenbaugh had a dazed and confused look on her face and didn't appear to be lucid,” the complaint said.

When asked by the officer if she called 911, Eshenbaugh denied ever doing so, police said. The officer later had dispatch call back the person who placed the call and Eshenbaugh’s cellphone rang from the trunk, which also contained a bottle of vodka.

After a field sobriety test, Eshenbaugh was arrested for driving under the influence. She is also charged with endangering the welfare of children and false alarm to an agency of public safety.

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