Authorities in Dixon, Illinois, a 49-year-old woman, have been driving slowly. The residents of the neighborhood spotted the woman driving her car with an inflatable swimming pool that was tied to the ceiling, endangering her children's lives after realizing that her two children were sitting at the heart of the pond.

The police arrested the woman on charges of endangering her life and the lives of others and driving recklessly, according to the British Mirror.

She was taken to Dixon's police station and released after documenting the incident and the investigation continued.

She claimed that the children were inside the car while she was driving, while eyewitnesses reported that she had taken them inside only on the way back.