Drunk driver: Laura Smith has been charged with DUI, child endangerment and public intoxication . Police in Memphis have arrested a woman who they say was drunk driving and allowed a 10-year-old girl to take over the wheel of her car. The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports 35-year old Laura Eugenia Smith faces multiple charges, including DUI, child endangerment and public intoxication. In an affidavit, police say a witness noticed the girl driving Smith's car with Smith sitting in the passenger seat. The witness, Josh Staten, said the noticed the vehicle and couldn't believe his eyes. '(The girl was) actually in her lap and the woman was laying back,' Staten told WREG. 'There was no way the other woman could actually see the road.' Staten then followed the vehicle into an auto parts store parking lot. He used his truck to block the exit so that Smith could not leave while he called police. However Smith backed her car into Smith's truck. She then got out of her car and started to spray him with pepper spray, according to Staten. Scene: The incident occurred on South Third street in South Memphis on Thursday night . Sprayed: Witness Josh Staten tried to contain Smith until police arrived, and she pepper sprayed him . Trapped: Staten said he used his truck to pin Smith in this parking lot so she wouldn't keep driving . 'I just turned and the whole time I was talking to the cops I’m getting sprayed with pepper spray,' Staten said. The police found Smith in the driver's seat. Officers say she smelled of alcohol and tripped and fell into them after exiting the car. She was so drunk she could not stand on her own. It is unclear whether Smith and the girl are related. The girl was released to her mother and the Department of Child Services were notified.
Laura Smith charged with DUI, public intoxication and child endangerment . Was in her car in South Memphis Thursday night when a witnessed realized a little girl was driving . The girl, 10, was not Smith's daughter, but they may be related . Witnessed contained Smith in a parking lot but she attacked him . Police arrived and arrested her . The girl was returned to her mother and DCS were notified .