Mental exam ordered for mom accused of leaving boy on highway
Fairfax Va AP a woman charged with reckless endangerment and failure to render aid after abandoning her 4 year old son on the Capital Beltway near Lee Highway overpass will undergo a detention center evaluation for sanity before her Nov 18 trial Judge Jane P Delbridge ordered the evaluation which can take up to 10 weeks Green 22 of Newport News remains jailed without bond since July 26 incident Authorities say the boy was struck by her vehicle as he tried to reenter the car after she drove off He was taken to foster care and Green was arrested in Hanover County about 90 miles south after a minor traffic accident