8-year-old hurt when car crashes while child is steering it

WHITEHALL, N.Y. — Authorities say an 8-year-old child is hospitalized with serious injuries after a car crashed as the child steered the vehicle while sitting on a New York man's lap.State police say 36-year-old Brett Reynolds, of Whitehall, took his mother's car late Tuesday and allowed the child to steer while Reynolds worked the pedals.He is charged with Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle first degree, Vehicular Assault first degree and Leaving The Scene of a Serious Personal Injury Accident