Speeding mother had three children and dog in boot of car

A woman and her boyfriend are facing a host of felony charges after troopers found the duo speeding down a Washington State highway with three young children and a dog in the trunk of their car. A trooper first noticed the car on Sunday just before 11 a.m. The car, a 2007 Nissan Sentra, was going 77 mph in a 60 mph zone, according to trooper Keith Leary. The trooper hit his lights, but he said it took roughly a half mile for the car to pull over.

Once stopped, the trooper said he immediately smelled marijuana in the car. The driver, 28-year-old Anna Boyle, of Woodinville, Washington, allegedly said she "just took a few hits earlier." The trooper said both Boyle and her passenger, 27-year-old Aaron Johnston, appeared very nervous. Boyle gave the trooper permission to search the car, and he soon found evidence of methamphetamine and heroin, as well as drug paraphernalia and prescription drugs. "Glass pipes, tin foil, spoons with heroin residue," Leary said.



While he was searching the car, the trooper said he heard a "thumping sound" coming from the trunk. A second trooper saw the top of the trunk move, and when he opened the hatch he was shocked to see three young children and a dog. The kids - an 8-year-old girl, a 7-year-old boy and a 5-year-old boy - allegedly told the troopers they hadn't eaten since the previous night. After helping the kids out of the trunk, the troopers began questioning Boyle. She said the kids, who are hers, "crawled back there" from the back seat, according to Leary.

Trooper say the car was packed with various items, including a snowboard, a guitar and various bags of miscellaneous items. There were no child seats in the car. Troopers arrested Boyle and Johnston and booked them into Snohomish County Jail on drug charges. The prosecutor will decide if they're charged for keeping the kids in the trunk. Child Protective Services now have the children and the dog. "Our heart goes out to the kids that are not with their mom right now, but hopefully they are in a place where they are being taken care of, they are being fed," Leary said.

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