A mother arrested for driving with children over an SUV in an inflatable pool

A mother was arrested for driving her two daughters into an inflatable pool at the top of her car, the police said.

A worried citizen called the police on Tuesday after seeing children on top of a moving vehicle in Dixon, Illinois, and police conducted a traffic check to talk to the driver who was driving. a white Audi Q5.

Jennifer A. Janus Yeager, 49, was arrested on two counts of endangering the health or life of a child and two counts of irresponsible conduct, Dixon police said. .

"During the investigation, it was learned that Yeager had gone to town to inflate the pool at a friend's house and had her two young daughters climb inside the empty pool so to detain her during their return home, "said the police.

Yeager was taken to the Dixon Police Department and posted a bond.

Dixon Police Later tweeted an image of the SUV with the poolsaying, "If your children are sitting in an inflatable pool above your car while driving, you will be stopped."

There is no registered number for Yeager in the public archives and it is unclear if she has a lawyer.