Police Gave Keys To Drunk Driver Before Crash That Killed 5-Year-Old

Police Gave Keys To Drunk Driver Before Crash That Killed 5-Year-Old

As he sat in the passenger seat watching Chicago Heights police question his girlfriend today, Cecil Conner didn't seem drunk, authorities said.

So when Kathie LaFond was taken into custody for driving with a suspended license, police gave Conner the keys to the 1998 Chevy Cavalier -- with her 5-year-old son, Michael Langford Jr., strapped in a car seat and sleeping in the back.

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