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Meet This Week's Worst Mom In Chicago

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jun 15, 2009 5:40PM

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Photo of Reynolds by Chicago Police, via WBBM
Meet Cheryl Reynolds, the worst mother in Chicago. On Saturday, Reynolds crashed her car as she allegedly reached for a bottle of alcohol in the car that had fallen onto the floorboard, causing her nine-year-old to smash her head into the windshield. Reynolds was subsequently charged with aggravated driving under the influence and ticketed for reckless driving, not having a valid drivers license, failing to wear a seat-belt and for operating an uninsured vehicle. The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. Saturday evening as the car crashed into a viaduct near East 83rd Street and South Jeffery Boulevard. Police reported yesterday that both Reynolds and her daughter were in stable condition. [WBBM, Fox]