Breastfeeding while driving? And I thought I was ADD!

Chalk another one up for Dayton, Ohio. HAHA If we could capitalize on all the ignorant people here we could be the next Disney World. I mean who wouldn’t come to a city where there’s a chance you’ll see a woman driving and breastfeeding??

I copied this from the Dayton Daily News Website:

Mom enters plea in breastfeeding while driving case

By Kelli Wynn

Staff Writer

Thursday, March 05, 2009

KETTERING — A Harrison Twp. woman caught breastfeeding and talking on the cell phone while driving near the intersection of Far Hills Avenue and Dorothy Lane has entered a plea of not guilty in the Kettering Municipal Court, according to online court records.

The plea was filed in the court on Thursday, March 5 by Attorney Joseph K. Warden on behalf of Genine Compton 39, of Elm Grove Drive.

An arraignment hearing was scheduled for Friday, March 6, but Warden requested a pre-trial date be set, according to online court records.

Compton faces a misdemeanor charge of child endangering and an unlawful child restraint misdemeanor charge.

Warden would not comment on the case, but said, “I think that several versions of the story are inaccurate. We believe she’s not guilty.”

Kettering Police Officer Michael Burke said the incident happened about 7:45 a.m. on Feb. 26.

Kettering police received a non-emergency call from Chris Cahill, 33, of Dayton, who said he was in his car on Far Hills Avenue and saw a woman breastfeeding a little girl and talking on a cell phone, according to Burke.

Cahill told the Dayton Daily News that he took a picture of the woman’s license plates with his cell phone camera and followed her to a local school that was located near the intersection. He said even though he followed her, he didn’t confront the woman, but called police instead.

Police used Cahill’s information about the license plate number to track down Compton, Burke said. When police confronted her, Compton admitted that she had breastfed her child while driving, Burke said.

If convicted of the child endangering charge, Compton could face up to 180 days in jail and fined between $1,500 and $1,800, Burke said. If convicted of the unlawful restraint charge, Compton could be fined up to $150.

“Our issue is not the fact that this woman was breastfeeding in public,” Burke said Feb. 27. He went on to say that Compton would have been charged even if the child was just sitting on her lap. “Our issue is that she created the condition that placed her child’s health and safety at risk.”

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2414 or kwynn@DaytonDailyNews.com.