The children were rescued by members of the public A woman is facing criminal charges, accused of leaving her two children in a car that caught fire while she was allegedly shoplifting. Alicia Moore, 24, of Orlando in Florida, left her children inside the vehicle outsid...
Texasis just one state that has criminalized the act of knowingly or intentionally leaving your child in a vehicle. If you leave a child age seven or under alone in a vehicle for five minutes or more, you can face a Class C misdemeanor. If the child is injured, the charge could become...
Mother, boyfriend accused of leaving toddler alone in car while they drank at a barEdgewater police released the 911 call and body camera footage of the incident. A woman called 911 to report a toddler left alone in a vehicle outside aFloridabar before the mother of the child and her boyf...
Keep a physical object, such as a kid's toy or diaper bag, in a car's front seat to remind the driver of the presence of a child in the car. Inexpensive, stick-on door alarms on a vehicle can also serve as a physical reminder. Inform others that a child will be travelin...
Florida Lawmakers Go Into Overtime Without Passing a Budget. Here's a Look by the Numbers Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is used to getting his way in Tallahassee, with a tight grip on the GOP-controlled Legislature, where once-pliant lawmakers hustled h...
In Melbourne, Florida, a security guard at Holmes Regional Medical Center refused to let a pregnant woman into the triage area because she had brought a child with her. When the patient came back the next day, medical staff were unable to locate a fetal heartbeat....
Only months before the job had opened up out of state, and now the time had come for the last box to be loaded in the moving truck, the beloved family of four to take their places in the accompanying vehicle and for us to witness their departure. Future grand kid interaction would be...
Man Hit by Vehicle, Killed on U.S. 1 after Leaving JailA 22-year-old New York man was killed Tuesday night minutes after leaving jail as he was walking down U.S. 1 near Lewis Speedway in St. Augustine.U.S. NewspapersThe Florida Times Union...
Even leaving the scene of a crash where $100 worth of damage was done can result in a second degree misdemeanor and up to 60 days in jail and up to $500 in fines under Florida statute 316.062. A similar sentence can be imposed if someone was in the vehicle but not injured. (s. ...
We awaken from our comfy, king-sized slumber, pack the car of the few things we brought inside the hotel and take our respective seats in the front of the car: Riley in the driver’s seat and I in the passenger’s. At the helm of the vehicle for the first time in a while; Riley...