LAKE WALES, Fla. – A Lake Wales mother, Jykerria Allen, 29, is facing child neglect charges after leaving her 3-year-old unattended in a hot car for about an hour.
On August 29th, Allen was told she couldn’t bring her child into the back office during her appointment at Central Florida Health Care. She falsely claimed she would have someone pick up the child, but instead left the toddler alone in the parked car.
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A concerned witness heard the child crying and alerted clinic staff, who brought the child inside. Allen left the clinic upon learning the police were involved.
Officers quickly located Allen driving with the unrestrained child. The car’s internal temperature was about 93 degrees, but thankfully, the child wasn’t injured.
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Allen admitted to lying about having someone pick up her child and leaving the child unattended. The child is now in the care of another family member, and Allen faces charges of child neglect, leaving a child unattended in a vehicle, and not having a car seat.
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