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Grandmother Accused Of Putting Children In Dog Crates While Driving SUV

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MEMPHIS (CBS) -- A woman in Tennessee is facing child endangerment charges after a video surfaced of children getting out of pet kennels in the back of her SUV.

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Police in Memphis say the children told investigators there was no room in the backseat of the truck, so their grandmother put them inside dog crates in the back.

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The 62-year-old grandmother was arrested after the video was shared online.

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Officers say the 7- and 8-year-old children rode in the car that way for about 35 minutes and were hot, but otherwise were OK.

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