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Mom Tries Driving Into Hudson River With 2-Year-Old On Lap, Police Say

A 23-year-old mother is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly trying to drive into the Hudson River with her toddler son in the car.

Santisha Lopez, age 23, is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly attempting to drive into the Hudson River with her 2-year-old son on her lap in Albany on Saturday, May 6.

Santisha Lopez, age 23, is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly attempting to drive into the Hudson River with her 2-year-old son on her lap in Albany on Saturday, May 6.

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Police in Albany were called at around 5 a.m. Saturday, May 6, with reports that a car appeared to be driving into the water at a boat launch on Quay Street, according to Albany Police.

When officers arrived, they found a sedan stuck on a curb, feet away from the water.

An investigation found that the driver, Santisha Lopez, of Albany, had been involved in a domestic incident before intentionally driving toward the river with her 2-year-old son on her lap, police said.

“Thankfully, the car became stuck on the curb and did not enter the water,” Albany Police said in a statement.

Neither Lopez nor the child were injured in the ordeal. The boy was later turned over to a relative.

Lopez was arrested and charged with second-degree attempted murder and endangering the welfare of a child.

Following her arraignment, a judge ordered her held at the Albany County jail.

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