Mom in Rock Hill charged with child endangerment, DUI with kids in car

Police in Rock Hill charged a woman with child endangerment and DUI after a caller from a Taco Bell reported that the woman was falling asleep there before she drove away, police said.

Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to the Taco Bell restaurant on John Ross Parkway in Rock Hill.

The caller told police a woman who had been falling asleep inside was leaving with two children inside her vehicle, a police report shows.

Police found Lauren Conwell driving the vehicle with the two children inside.

Conwell denied having been drinking, but said that she had taken anti-anxiety medication, the incident report shows.

Conwell was charged with child endangerment because the children were in the car.

This story was originally published May 31, 2017 at 1:38 PM with the headline "Mom in Rock Hill charged with child endangerment, DUI with kids in car."