Three other children, ages 1, 3 and 4 were found in the back seat of the car.

She failed multiple sobriety tests and refused a breath test, according to the police report.

Cateria Thomas was charged with endangering a child, driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license, unlawful alteration of a tag, resisting an officer and disorderly conduct, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports.

A relative took custody of the children.

Thomas was taken to the Volusia County Branch Jail.

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