Parents of 6-year-old Va driver arraigned

HEATHSVILLE, Va. (AP) - A Virginia couple arrested after their 6-year-old son crashed the family car while trying to drive himself to school appeared in court Friday on child-endangerment charges.

A Northumberland County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court judge appointed attorneys for 26-year-old Jaqulyn Waltman and 40-year-old David Dodson. He also set a preliminary hearing for March 20. Each has been charged with one count of felony child endangerment.

Waltman remains jailed pending a bond hearing Friday afternoon. Dodson was previously released on a $5,000 bond.

Police say the boy drove a Ford Taurus after missing the bus Monday morning. He made it about 6 miles before crashing into a utility pole. He wasn’t seriously injured.

The child and his 4-year-old brother are in protective custody.