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A drunk father allegedly allowed his 8 year-old son to drive his pick-up truck on a southeast Louisiana highway on Saturday while he slept, until patrol officers pulled over the boy, police said.

The boy was driving the Chevrolet truck on Interstate 12 near the town of Holden, with his father in the passenger seat and his 4 year-old sister in the back seat, Louisiana State Police said in a statement.

A passing motorist noticed the pick-up truck was being driven erratically and called police.

When Louisiana state troopers pulled over the truck in Livingston Parish, they found the 8 year-old boy behind the wheel and interviewed the father, 28 year-old Billy Joe Madden of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, police said.

Police said they determined Madden was drunk and that he had been sleeping while his son drove the vehicle, en-route to Dallas, Texas.

Madden was arrested and booked into jail on two counts of child desertion, parent allowing a minor to drive, open container and two counts of no child restraint and no seatbelt.

Madden remains in jail at Livingston Parish Detention Center in lieu of $1,474 bail, said sheriff's deputy Dustin Sanders at the facility.

Both of Madden's children were turned over to child welfare authorities and were awaiting the arrival of a family member who could take custody of them, police said.

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Aug 1, 2011

TKay

What do you expect from a 28 year old father of two - He is still a child himself
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Aug 1, 2011

tsayaya

I'm sure he is a Zulu
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Aug 1, 2011

asaowe

tsayaya
I'm sure he is a Zulu

u a sick
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Aug 1, 2011

leShandis

- i started driving @ 9 & pretty good too, 1st i hear of a 8 year old, damn! cant rewind the hands of time to beat that....

- anyway, thank goodness nothing bad happened....
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Aug 1, 2011

Galish

@Tsayaya

Dear stupid, note is where it says (incident took place) in Louisiana and the culprit's name might be a clue! Even a hint of ethnic intolerance causes high levels of bile to rise!!

Hope u have a good and enlightened day dear :)
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Aug 1, 2011

Manqobax

tsayaya - Stop hating on Zulu's joe as they did nothing to you. Mxm yazi lamakwidza ayanginyanyisa!!!!!!!!

leShandis - Thank god nothing happend indead
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Aug 1, 2011

Manqobax

Galish - Sitshene lesilima lesi! :-)
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Aug 1, 2011

candilious

Geeeeeeeez what father does thta to his kids hell no.His very lucky nothing happened
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Aug 1, 2011

HSB

tsayaya and if its not blk uzothin, ungabi nesho and bwside that child didnot cause inkinga emgwaqeni and am proud of him, wena uhlulwa ukuncoma ingane nd dan ugxeke lo omdala
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Aug 1, 2011

hotitoti

@ Tsayaya
Zulu man in taxes?
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