A Texas mom working as a DoorDash driver was arrested Wednesday, 5 months after she allegedly left her youngsters alone within the automobile – and one in all them practically strangled himself to loss of life enjoying with the automobile’s moonroof, police mentioned.
Angela Moreno’s 3-year-old son suffered life-threatening accidents when the dad or mum ran inside a Belton restaurant to select up a supply order for 10 minutes round 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 10, 2024, in accordance with authorities.
The unsupervised toddler, who was within the automobile together with his 1-year-old brother, climbed up and poked his head out of the moonroof earlier than inadvertently closing the window on his neck by hitting a button on the automobile ceiling, Belton police mentioned.
Native restaurant workers carried out life-saving measures on the unconscious youngster who wasn’t respiratory because the 24-year-old mom watched helplessly. First responders then rushed him to McLane Kids’s Hospital, the place he was handled and survived.
After investigators conferred with the Bell County District Lawyer’s Workplace, Moreno was charged with damage to a toddler and brought into custody.
Belton is roughly an hour’s drive from Austin.
