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Because i think there was some relief that she actually was driving pretty good. >> within five minutes, police have pulled the van over. sean weimer is placed under arrest. he temporarily loses visitation rights with his daughter, who remains in her mother's custody. he's charged with felony child abuse. he pleads guilty and is sentenceded to two years of probation. when store owner albert abbas views the footage captured by his security cameras later that morning, he's blown away. >> when it first happened, i couldn't believe it. i mean, to hear them tell me the story was one thing, but then...

She drove all the way here. >> and i parked. >> and she parked. >> weimer's daughter seems to be proud of herself, too. >> did you drive all the way here? >> she was eating her apple candy and she was showing me the keys in her hand. she was like bragging about it, too. like i drive him around and this and that. >> weimer doesn't seem to care that what he's doing is illegal, letting his unlicensed, underaged child get behind the wheel. >> i mean, what are they going to do? they going to pull me over and say, oh, you let a 9-year-old drive? i let her drive. >> after all, he says he learned to d...

That he's not the one getting back behind the wheel. it's his daughter who is driving him around. >> she drives us here. i swear to you. cross my heart. on my mother's grave. >> i thought no way. can't be. i thought there was somebody else in the van. >> weimer shares the use about his designated driver with a customer he recognizes. >> she's 9 years old. she drives here. >> that's crazy. >> i swear to you. i swear. cross my heart. >> he was bragging about it. >> 9 years old in the truck. we're parked right there. she drove all the way here. >> and i parked. >> and she parked. >> weimer's daug...

>> girardot returns to his car keeping an eye on weimer and his daughter as weimer pumps his gas. even though the girl slides into the driver's seat, he still doesn't believe she'll actually stay there. either way, whether it's a drunk or underaged driver, he knows he'll have to call the police. >> i wanted to make sure nothing happened to the little girl. >> weimer finishes filling up, and then goes around to the passenger side. >> but sure as heck, she put it in gear and drove out on to the street. at that time i called 911. >> brownstown 911, what's your emergency? >> yes, i'm on west road,...

>> as weimer is saying good-byes, regular customer charles girardo walks in. >> when i walked in, he was telling the clerks, you're great guys. i love you. i could tell he was intoxicated. >> girardo and eddie watch as weimer exits. >> when he walked out, i went to pay. i asked the clerk, i said he's pretty intoxicated, isn't he? he said, yeah, you think? and i said, and he's going to drive that van out there with the little girl? he said, no, she's driving the van. i said, you got to be kidding me. >> it's not okay. she's the driver. believe it or not. >> i decided then i would stay and see w...