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Princeton trooper bathes, cuddles baby after arrest

Photo contributed to Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Photo contributed to Bluefield Daily Telegraph

PRINCETON, W.Va. — A baby discovered covered in vomit in the backseat of an alleged DUI driver’s vehicle found a safe haven and compassionate caregivers at the West Virginia State Police Princeton detachment Tuesday evening.

Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Princeton troopers made a Driving Under the Influence arrest about a mile from their headquarters on Oakvale Road.

“We made an arrest for DUI,” said trooper B.R. Wood, with the Princeton detachment. “The 1-year-old baby boy was in the backseat covered in vomit. The vehicle was disabled, so we brought the baby boy back to the detachment.”

 Wood said Senior Trooper D.C. Graham gave the baby a bath in the sink of the detachment’s break room/kitchenette, wrapped him in a towel, and then cradled him until Child Protective Service officials arrived.

“He was the best little baby…

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