AN ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN ACCUSED OF TAKING HER INJURED TODDLER TO A MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT INSTEAD OF GOING IMMEDIATELY TO A HOSPITAL PLEADS NOT GUILTY. STEPHANIE AUSTIN MADE A COURT APPEARANCE MONDAY. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A'S OFFICE SAYS THE LITTLE BOY GOT OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT ON JULY FOURTH, AND WAS RUN OVER BY AUSTIN'S VEHICLE. THE BOY WAS EVENTUALLY TREATED AT AN EMERGENCY ROOM, BUT NOT BEFORE AUSTIN STOPPED AT A MCDONALD'S.
SHE REMAINS FREE ON A 25-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND.
