FL - Keita Jones charged with leaving infant daughter in 100-degree car for nearly an hour while InstaCart shopping, Leesburg, June 15, 2023

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Bodycam: Instacart driver allegedly leaves infant daughter in 100-degree car for nearly an hour while shopping in Publix

An Instacart driver was arrested for leaving his infant daughter in a sweltering 100-degree-plus car for nearly an hour while he went into a Publix market on an Instacart run in Florida.

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An Instacart driver was arrested for leaving his infant daughter in a sweltering 100-degree-plus car for nearly an hour while he went into a Publix market on an Instacart run in Florida, authorities said.

It all went down before 6 p.m. when a customer pulling into a parking stall noticed the baby in a rear-facing car seat behind the driver’s seat, the affidavit said. The window was slightly open and the witness could see the baby was sweating, a police affidavit said.

“The witness stated that he checked to see if the infant was breathing, and she was,” the affidavit said. “The witness advised that he then flagged down a Publix employee to call 911.”

When paramedics arrived, they forced their way through the window and noticed the infant had labored breathing and was clammy.

 

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[Penny68]

Thank goodness the customer was on alert and noticed the little tot. She was as close to death as could be from the sounds of it.

The father should be totally ashamed of himself and should be punished for this.

 

[megs1477]

This makes me sick.
Especially hearing him say it was raining. So what?! Rain doesn't kill anyone. After it rains in the summer, it is sooo humid, hot, the air feels thick and wet.
That poor baby....

 

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A Publix employee said they were flagged down by a customer who said there was an infant left alone inside of a parked vehicle.

According to the affidavit, the infant was in a rear-facing car seat, behind the driver’s seat inside of the vehicle that was not running and the windows were only slightly rolled down.

Tavares Fire Department responded a short time later and noted that the infant was visibly sweating, appeared clammy and had labored breathing.

Fire crews were able to force one of the vehicle’s windows down to gain entry since they were partially open, according to the affidavit.

According to the affidavit, Jones told police that he wasn’t in the store long and was attempting to complete a second order for Instacart, a grocery delivery service. Jones stated that it was raining outside and he did not want to get the child wet. He told police he left the infant in the vehicle in the car seat with the windows down.

Florida Instacart driver leaves infant in hot car while shopping, police say

An Instacart shopper was arrested after he left an infant inside of a hot car while he shopped at a grocery store, according to Tavares police.

www.clickorlando.com

 

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"Every night since, it [has] just [been] eating me inside. It's so hard to even forgive myself, to even try to come to forgive myself, for such a move," Keita Jones said via phone Wednesday.

It was raining, he said, and he didn't want to get his one-year-old wet. So, he left the car window partially down while he went inside the grocery store to complete an Instacart order.

Florida man says he left child in hot car because it was raining, she was sleeping: 'Such a stupid move'

An Instacart worker accused of leaving his daughter for nearly an hour inside a hot car parked at a Publix in Tavares tells FOX 35 he's remorseful about what happened and is making no excuses.

www.fox35orlando.com