Police: Florida woman left child, 3, in hot car for 2 hours while donating plasma
Police: Child left in hot car for hours; mom arrested
A Florida woman was arrested for allegedly leaving a 3-year-old child in the back of a hot car. It happened Sunday around 4:32 p.m. Deland Police said the child was left in the vehicle for nearly 2 hours, while Latana Williams, 27, was donating plasma. Williams was arrested under suspicion of child neglect. She denied wrongdoing to police. The child was transported to the hospital in critical condition. Though, Chief P. Dice said the child's outlook appeared positive in a news release.
DELAND, Fla. - A woman was arrested Sunday afternoon after police said a child was found unresponsive in a vehicle as she was donating plasma.
Officials with the DeLand Police Department said 911 calls were received around 4:30 p.m. over reports of an unresponsive child in the 300 block of New York Avenue.
Upon arrival, officials found a witness already administering CPR to the 3-year-old child. First responders later transported the child to an area hospital in critical condition.
(DeLand Police Department photo)
The investigation revealed that 27-year-old Latana Williams left the child in her car for two hours as she donated plasma, according to police.
Williams was taken to jail on a charge of child neglect.
Anyone with information on the incident is urged to call the DeLand Police Department at 386-626-7400.
The Source: The information is from the Deland Police Department.