Mother Charged with DWI After Trying to Bail Son Out of Jail

Shortly after discovering she didn't have enough money to post her son's bail, Marty Fortson backed her car into the car of a county employee, according to the authorities in Columbus County, North Carolina.

When the Highway Patrol came to investigate the crash, the troopers interviewed Fortson and determined she had been drinking.  The troopers then gave her a field sobriety test that confirmed she was above the legal limit.

Fortson's son, John Kelly, was arrested and charged with three counts of second degree murder in connection with a DWI crash that killed a groom and two members of his wedding party just hours before the ceremony. It was later discovered that Kelly's BAC was .12, which is well above the .08 legal limit.

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