Mom Convicted Of Endangering Children After She Left Kids On Side Of Interstate
Linda Palecek pleaded no contest and was found guilty Monday in Mentor Municipal Court
The woman accused of leaving her kids alongside the interstate and driving away pleaded no contest to a charge of endangering Monday morning in Mentor Municipal Court. Linda Palecek, 35, of Painesville was convicted and sentenced by Judge John Trebets. Trebets fined her $250. He also sentenced her to 180 days in jail but suspended 175 of them. Palecek can also avoid the final five days in jail if she puts in five days of volunteer work. Trebets also ordered Palecek to participate in a parenting program. Finally, Palecek will be on probation for the next six months. The charge against Palecek stems from an incident that occurred March 31, according to police. Palecek was driving her 11- and 15-year-old daughters when she began arguing with …
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Kyle
12:02 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
Applause goes out to her parenting skills. I don't care how unruly your kids are getting, leaving them on the side of a busy freeway with cars going 60-70 mph past is flat out the wrong thing to do. If anything, take the nearest exit and pull over in a store/gas station/ANYTHING BESIDES THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. Additional applause for getting fed up and leaving the scene. I wonder if her kids … more ›