Mother sleeps on highway with baby unstrapped in back seat, police say

HOUSTONA woman is in jail after authorities said she fell asleep behind the wheel while her infant son was sitting in the back seat unstrapped.

Investigators said Nancy Cisneros was found stopped between a main lane and shoulder Sunday around 4:30 a.m. on the East Loop. Police said she was asleep at the wheel with her car on and her foot on the brake.

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Officers said her 10-month-old son was in the back seat unrestrained.

Cisneros is charged with child endangerment.

Her child was given to a relative, police said.