Crime & Safety

Woman Allegedly Made Nephew Ride in Trunk from Valleyfair to Wayzata

The woman reportedly told officers she didn't want the boy to get the leather seats of her Lexus wet on the drive home from Valleyfair.

An Edina woman allegedly worried about her nephew getting the leather seats of her Lexus wet is being charged with gross-misdemeanor child endangerment for making the 11-year-old ride home to Wayzata from Valleyfair in the trunk of the vehicle.

As Shakopee Patch reports, route: {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"show", :id=>"child-left-valleyfair-in-car-trunk"} -->, Susan McCarty, 38, was stopped by

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