SAN ANTONIO – A woman is facing charges after leaving her children alone inside a turned-off vehicle for almost an hour while she went shopping, according to San Antonio police.
Officers responded to the 16600 block of U.S. Highway 281 around 2 p.m. on Friday after a bystander reported three children locked inside a vehicle with the engine off.
Upon arrival, authorities rescued the three children from the vehicle and transported them to a local hospital.
One of the children was only a month old, while the others were a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old.
The children were expected to be released from the hospital later on Friday.
Angela Garza-Amador told police she went inside a store and didn’t notice how long she had been gone.
Upon further investigation, officers determined the children were left alone inside the vehicle for around 50 minutes.
Garza-Amador was placed into custody on three charges of abandoning/endangering a child.
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