Florida toddler died in hot truck, deputies say
An 18-month-old child in Florida has died after he was left in a hot truck for several hours, while his dad allegedly got a haircut and grabbed a drink at a bar, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office and Ormond Beach Police Department.
The boy’s father, Scott Allen Gardner, was arrested Thursday on charges of aggravated manslaughter and child neglect.
What we know:
“During the investigation, Gardner gave multiple false accounts of what occurred that day,” VSO said in a news release on Facebook.
Paramedics estimated that the boy’s body was 111 degrees, VSO said. According to weather data, the recorded high temperature for Ormond Beach on Friday, June 6, was 92 degrees.
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood is expected to discuss the incident and the arrest during a press conference on Friday.
According to the National Safety Council, 37 children (under 15) die every year on average after suffering heatstroke after being left in a vehicle.
The Source: The information in this article is from the Volusia Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
