Four Kids Strapped to the Hood of a Car

Stefanski and Clark

On Monday, the two people to the left were at the liquor store when they thought it would be fun to strap four kids to the hood of the car.

According to a witness, the children whose ages are 4, 5, 6 and 7, had a "strap" across their legs and they were trying to get free. She said she told the two adults, "Don't do that."

The car, with the kids strapped on the hood, left the parking lot. Police received a call around 5:30 p.m. Monday reporting that a man and a woman strapped four kids to the hood of a car and left the liquor store parking lot.

Thanks to a U.S. Marshall, they didn't get very far; he stopped the car two blocks from the liquor store and detained them until police arrived. Police arrested the driver, Aaron Stefanski, 29 years-old, and passenger, 29 year-old Jessica Clark.

Two charged after strapping kids to hood of car: wane.com

"They were all drunk.  They were all all high, or whatever. They've got babies on a car!  That's not nice," said Tom Nowak. Unless Tom has a driver, the police should arrest him, too. Seems to have had a few too many himself.

In a later interview with Sarah, Stefanski's ex-wife:
Sarah said she was shocked to hear her ex-husband do something like that.  She said she won't let her husband see the kids ever again.

"If the courts tell me I have to, I will," Sarah said.  "I feel for him.  I know he loves his children.  But as a mother, he put my children in harms way.  He's done."

Though her kids weren't physically hurt, she worries about the long-term effects surrounding the traumatic incident.

You can watch the full interview with Sarah here.

According to Sarah, it is out of character for either Stefanski or Clark to behave this way.  She said both are good parents; she lived next door to Clark for over two years.

Sarah said she has gotten a lot of criticism, but said she had nothing to do with it. However, since the children spend half the time with their father and half with Sarah, it's difficult to believe she didn't know Stefanski drank while the children were in his custody.

Sarah didn't want to give her last name or her age, but she appears much older than Stefanski's 29 years.

Peace

Source:  http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/local/Children-strapped-to-the-hood-of-a-car?