The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog
A 32-year-old Florida mother was arrested after she allegedly left her two children inside an Uber vehicle for more than two hours while she walked around Sunrise, Florida, according to the authorities.
Police reportedly responded around 11 p.m. Friday after receiving a call about two unattended children in a rideshare vehicle. The Uber driver told officers that he had picked up the mother and her children earlier in the evening. At some point during the trip, she allegedly exited the vehicle after asking the driver to stop and said she would return shortly. However, she reportedly did not come back.
According to an arrest affidavit, the driver waited for approximately two hours and attempted to contact the mother by phone. She allegedly told him at one point that she would return within minutes, but she reportedly did not appear. After an extended period, the driver contacted 911.