Baseball Star Arrested for DUI with Child in Car

Former New York Met and Yankee pitcher Dwight Gooden was arrested after a car accident caused by driving under the influence that included his child in the car. Police report that Gooden was under the influence of a "controlled dangerous substance" and had his son in the car, but not in a car seat. Gooden was charged with driving under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance, endangering the welfare of a child, driving while under the influence of drugs, DWI with a child passenger, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, reckless driving, failure to keep right and failure to notify change of address regarding driver's license.  

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