Indiana Department of Child Services v. M M

── Indiana Department of Child Services v. M M ── Case No.: 22A-MI-01117 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 04, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Reversed and Remanded Judge Riley and Judge Vaidik concur At approximately 1:39 a.m. on May 12, 2019, Hendricks County Sheriff’s Sergeant Joshua Norem observed M.M. turn her vehicle left at a red light. Sergeant Norem initiated a traffic stop of M.M.’s vehicle, in which her oneyear-old child, W.M., was a passenger. Based upon Sergeant Norem’s observations, results of field sobriety testing, and preliminary results of chemical testing, M.M. was charged with driving while intoxicated and neglect of a dependent. [3] Also on May 12, DCS received a neglect report, alleging that M.M. had endangered W.M.