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Woman pulled over for DWI with three children in her car

Woman pulled over for DWI with three children in car
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Jennifer Marie Benjamin

Jennifer Marie Benjamin

Virginia Beach. Va. - A Virginia Beach woman faces multiple charges after she was pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving with three children in her car.

32-year-old Jennifer Marie Benjamin was charged with DWI, Drinking in Public and three counts of Abuse and Neglect of a Child (Felony).

Police initially responded to reports of a dispute involving a possibly intoxicated woman who had driven off on Witchduck Road on Saturday.  A description of Benjamin's black, 1994 Toyota 4Runner was broadcast and a few minutes later an officer spotted her speeding SUV.

Three children under the age of 12 were inside the SUV with her.

Benjamin is being held without bond.