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'Court awaits': Baby unsecured in back of M6 car - as driver on mobile phone

A six month-old baby was found unsecured in the back of a car on the M6 as the driver used his phone at the wheel.

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The incident took place on the M6 near junction 8 (Image: Google)

Police stopped the vehicle at junction 8 near West Bromwich on Wednesday after the driver was spotted holding his mobile phone while switching lanes.

The baby was then found on the back seat of the car, not safely secured.

Central Motorway Police Group tweeted: "We have just stopped a vehicle junction 8 of the M6.

"The driver had his phone in his hand and was trying to change lanes. When stopped we found a 6-month-old baby unrestrained in the back.

"Court now awaits."

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