Drunk Man Drives in Circles with Grandson on the Roof

Robert Christgau, a 56-year-old from Minnesota, is currently facing serious charges, including child endangerment and drunk driving charges after he allegedly drove his car in circles while his seven-year-old grandson was riding unrestrained on the vehicle's roof.

Christgau was driving in circles outside his Austin apartment, according to a probable cause statement filed in Mower County District Court.

After receiving a 911 call reporting the incident, sheriff's deputies approached Christgau, who was standing next to a Ford Escort with an open beer can on its roof, thesmokinggun.com reported.

Surprisingly, Christgau admitted driving the car with his grandson "hanging on the luggage rack on the roof." According to the statement, police officers that answered the call said the man had “glassy, bloodshot, watery eyes” and that they smelled “a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage” coming from him.

A witness, who pulled Christgau from the vehicle and held him until deputies arrived, told investigators that the child's legs were "hanging down the windshield."

After failing a series of field sobriety tests, Christgau took the breathalyzer test and registered a blood alcohol content of 0.14, nearly twice the state limit. Questioned about his roof ride, the boy told deputies that he and his grandfather had come up with the idea.

Christgau was named in a three-count misdemeanor complaint charging him with driving while intoxicated, child endangerment, and child neglect

The last charge resulted from Christgau leaving another three-year-old grandson unattended in his apartment while he was taking the child's brother for a spin.