Naked Florida Mom Arrested After Leaving Child In Hot Car For 6 Hours
A nude Florida mother was arrested after she left her 10-year-old daughter inside a hot car for over six hours. Police arrived just before 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, after a child was left inside of a car in a parking lot in Sunny Isles Beach. According to ABCActionNews, “When officers arrived, they found the girl inside a white Toyota RAV4. She was crying and confused as to why her mother left her alone for so long, fearing that she would be kidnapped because she had been there for six hours, thirsty and hungry.”
Police couldn’t find the mother anywhere and asked the girl her home address. Police finally found Pia Haynes, 40, at her house when she answered the door naked and was confused about her daughter’s whereabouts. When police asked where her child was she responded that her child was sleeping on the couch. Haynes’ was charged with child neglect without bodily harm and is being held on a $1,000 bond.
The Dangers Of Leaving Children In Hot Car:
One of the biggest issues is having a heatstroke. Did you know a child’s body temperature can rise extremely fast? On average, it can go up three to five times faster than an adult. This can lead to organ failure, brain damage, and death. Dehydration is a huge problem when left in a hot vehicle. On a normal day kids have a hard time communicating when thirsty nevertheless trapped in a hot car.
Suffocation can also happen with rising temperatures, the lack of ventilation. If you go through a situation like this there can be long-term health issues. You can suffer from long-term health complications, including neurological problems and cognitive impairments. Emotional and psychological trauma can happen after being left alone in a hot car. You could experience severe emotional distress and trauma that can have long-lasting psychological effects on your mental well-being that could pop-up as you get older.