Australian fined for buckling in beer, not child
wtop.com     May 13, 2008            

DARWIN, Australia (AP) - An Australian man has been fined after buckling in a case of beer with a seat belt but leaving a 5-year-old child to sit on the car's floor, police said Tuesday. Constable Wayne Burnett said he was "shocked and appalled" when he pulled over the unregistered car Friday in... [read full story]                    


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