Marie Shipley, 55 (Booking Photo)

KTLA News

October 12, 2011, 4:24 a.m.

LANCASTER, Calif. (KTLA) -- A woman is due in court Wednesday to face DUI charges after allegedly dragging one of her grandchildren from a moving vehicle while she was drunk.

Deputies responded to Apollo Park in Lancaster Monday afternoon to investigate a drunk driver who was allegedly dragging a child from the vehicle.

According to sheriff's deputies, 55-year old Marie Shipley had been driving drunk in the park with her three grandsons in the vehicle.

The boys, ages 7, 11 and 13, began arguing, and when she yelled at them to stop, the boys jumped out of the moving car, Deputy Paul Schrader said.

When Shipley slowed down, the 7-year-old tried to climb back into the moving vehicle.

But he slipped and fell to the ground as Shipley sped away, Schrader said.

Shipley stopped the car, gathered up the children and drove them home.

She was later arrested and booked on suspicion of felony driving under the influence.

The boy who fell was taken to the hospital by his mother, according to Schrader.

He was treated for minor injuries to his arms.

The children are now with their mother.