Pennsylvania police say DUI suspect went to bar instead of jail
ERIE, Pa. — Pennsylvania state police say a woman charged in the impaired-driving death of her son went to a bar after his funeral instead of returning to jail.A judge allowed Erin Howard, 26, of Corry, to leave the Erie County Prison for 24 hours to attend her son's funeral in Ohio, with orders to return to the lockup by 3 p.m. Saturday. Instead, police say Howard went to a bar in Hamilton, Ohio, about a kilometre from the church where the funeral for six-year-old Samuel Carpenter was held.
Howard had been jailed on charges she was driving drunk when she crashed into a creek bank, killing Samuel on June 14 - her 26th birthday.
She was arrested in Ohio Sunday after her son's father allegedly tipped off authorities to her whereabouts.
Howard is now charged with escape, in addition to involuntary manslaughter, drunken driving, child endangerment and other charges related to the crash.
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