Man Allegedly Drove Drunk With 3 Kids in Car

A Fall River, MA, man was arrested Monday after he allegedly drove under the influence with three children in the car. 

Police stopped an erratic vehicle driving on Route 24 South at Boyd's Lane around 8 p.m. An aroma of alcohol was detected in the vehicle, police said. 

The operator, James Diffley, 46, of Fall River, failed a field sobriety test. He later failed a Breathalyzer test at the police station. 

Diffley's Blood Alcohol Count was recorded at 0.2 on the first test and 0.197 on the second test. The legal limit in the state is 0.08. 

Diffley was arrested and charged with DUI, first offense, 0.15 BAC or greater. A subset of the charge, police said, deals with driving with a child under age 13 in the vehicle. 

Three children were inside the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop, police said. Diffley was allegedly operating the vehicle under the influence with a 11-year-old girl, 7-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl in the car. 

The children's mother was called to the traffic stop, where she picked up the kids. The children's relationship to the man is not being released to protect their identity, police said.