TEXARKANA, Texas — A Texarkana woman was arrested after police say she drove intoxicated with her infant, crashed her vehicle, and was later found passed out while the child lay unrestrained in cold conditions.
Officers were called around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, April 19, 2026, to a disturbance at a home on Breckenridge Street.
A man reported that after a night of heavy drinking, he and his girlfriend, identified as 33-year-old Cheyenne Foster, got into an argument that turned physical.
Before officers arrived, Foster had left the home with their 3-month-old child, reportedly heading toward a relative’s home in Ashdown.
Police said officers were immediately concerned for the safety of both Foster and the infant due to her reported level of intoxication and began searching for her.
Foster later answered her phone and told officers she had been involved in a crash with the child in the vehicle but repeatedly refused to provide her location, fearing arrest.
After more than an hour, officers used phone tracking to locate her in the area of Hush Puppy Road just south of the Red River.
Officer Robert Wright found the vehicle in a ditch.
Police said Foster was passed out in the driver’s seat, and the infant was lying in the front passenger seat without a car seat.
Authorities said the temperature was about 48 degrees, the windows were down, and the child was wearing only a diaper.
LifeNet EMS evaluated both Foster and the child at the scene.
Foster was not injured. The infant was taken to Christus St. Michael Hospital and treated for what appeared to be a minor chest injury believed to have occurred during the crash.
Foster was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated with a minor passenger, child endangerment, and assault family violence causing bodily injury related to the earlier disturbance.
After being evaluated at the hospital, she was booked into the Bi-State Jail.
Her bond was set at $180,000, and she was released Monday after posting bond.
