I don't normally spring to her defence, but....
Would you be able to get out of a parking spot on a one way road and turn the car around, with all of those flashbulbs going off. She said a couple of times that she couldn't see.
I don't know if it is the same situation in the US, but in the UK you can drive on a provisional license as long as you have a full license holder in the car with you.
I should imagine that the boys were scared, but it looked like there were a pack of several men surrounding the car and not letting their Mum go.
I know they zoomed in on the light and she should have had full beams on, but she did have dipped lights on. The little ones next to the big one that wasn't lit