Rushed mom arrested

Thursday, September 17, 1998

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A woman in a hurry to get her children to school drove up onto the sidewalk and across people's yards to get around a traffic jam, dragging an officer who got her hand tangled in the seat belt, police said.

The woman was stopped in traffic backed up by an accident when she drove off the road Tuesday with two girls, 10 and 13, in the car.

Cpl. Lori Fansler, who was directing traffic, said she ordered the driver to stop and leaned into the car to talk to the woman, who told the officer she ''didn't have freaking time for this'' and hit the gas. Fansler was dragged about 10 feet.

Sarah C. Carr was charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a law officer, speeding to elude an officer and careless and reckless driving. She had to post $1,000 bail.