Michigan girl aged nine caught on CCTV 'driving father in van'

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A man has appeared in court accused of child abuse after Michigan police found him in the early hours of the morning, apparently drunk in the passenger seat of a van with his nine-year-old daughter driving.

Shawn Weimer, 39, was caught on CCTV in a petrol station, bragging to the shopkeeper about his daughter's driving skills.

Heather Sharp reports.

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