ST. LOUIS (AP) - A woman appeared in court Friday on multiple charges after authorities allege she crashed into the median of an interstate highway in St. Louis with a syringe of heroin still in her arm and her 3-year-old child in the back seat.
The incident happened Tuesday evening, near downtown. Mandy Schlef, 33, of DeSoto, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a felony, and two misdemeanors: Unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence of drug intoxication.
Police said Friday the child was not hurt and is in the custody of a grandmother.
Schlef is jailed on $50,000 bond. She had a brief court appearance on Friday and faces another on June 25. She does not have a listed attorney.
A probable cause statement from the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's office said Schlef passed out and struck a median. She was still asleep when officers arrived and had a spoon and mirror in her lap. A syringe was allegedly stuck in her right arm, just below the bicep.