CUDAHY (CBSLA.com) — An 18-year-old mother was arrested Saturday for allegedly leaving her one-year-old son and infant daughter locked inside a car despite the sweltering heat, authorities reported.
Sheriff’s deputies received a call that children were locked inside a car at approximately 12:30 p.m. in a parking lot in the 7900 block of Atlantic Avenue, according to Lt. Daniel Lopez.
“Deputies located the vehicle and saw a toddler and infant in child protective car seats inside a locked car with no adults present,” Lopez said.
A deputy managed to gain access into the car through a partially open window and to unlock the door, authorities said. The children were reportedly “hot and moist to the touch.” Authorities said the children had been inside the car for up to 25 minutes — all while the outside temperature was an estimated 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
The deputy got the kids out of the vehicle and placed them in an air-conditioned patrol car until paramedics arrived, Lopez said.
Arely Amaya arrived shortly after and identified herself as the children’s mother, Lopez said. She had allegedly been shopping at a nearby store.
Amaya was arrested and booked for child endangerment.
The children were taken to St. Francis Hospital for treatment, Lopez said. Their condition was unknown.
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