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Wis. Mother Gets DWI With Kids In Car

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) ― A mother given a second chance by a judge after her child died while she was high on methamphetamine has been arrested again.

Everest Metro Police records say 26-year-old Jessica Kasten of Wausau, Wis. was arrested Wednesday night and cited for drunken driving. Records say her two children, ages 2 and 3, were in the vehicle.

Kasten was sentenced to 10 years probation in April after she pleaded no contest to child neglect causing the death of her 6-month-old baby in 2007.

The mother told investigators she slept for about 18 hours after taking methamphetamine. The baby died of asphyxiation in a bassinet.

Police records say Kasten's blood-alcohol level Wednesday was at least 0.11 percent. The legal limit to drive is 0.08 percent.

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