Florida dad arrested after toddler dies in hot car while he allegedly got hair cut, 'went drinking': police

A Florida dad was arrested connected Thursday successful transportation with the decease of his toddler, who was near wrong a blistery car earlier this period portion helium got a haircut and a drink, according to instrumentality enforcement.

Scott Allen Gardner, 33, was charged with aggravated manslaughter of a kid and kid neglect causing large bodily harm successful the decease of his 18-month-old lad Sebastian, the Volusia Sheriff's Office said. 

Officers with the Ormond Beach Police Department assisted successful Gardner's arrest.

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Scott Gardner, 33, is charged with manslaughter successful transportation with the blistery car decease of his 18-month-old son. (Volusia County Sheriff's Office)

Gardner's lad was "left helpless successful a blistery motortruck for much than 3 hours" during the day of June 6 portion helium got a haircut and "went drinking wrong Hanky Panky's Lounge," the sheriff's bureau said, adding that aesculapian unit estimated that the toddler's assemblage somesthesia reached 111 degrees.

The sheriff's bureau besides said Gardner gave "multiple mendacious accounts" of what took spot connected the time Sebastian died.

Gardner, who was taken into custody astatine his mother's location successful Ormond Beach, was handcuffed by the aforesaid Ormond Beach officer who tried to revive his son.

Scott Gardner, 33, was arrested by the aforesaid Ormond Beach constabulary serviceman who tried to revive his son. (Volusia County Sheriff's Office/Facebook)

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said to "never permission a kid successful a conveyance unattended for immoderate magnitude of time" and that "rolling windows down oregon parking successful the shadiness does small to alteration the interior somesthesia of the vehicle." 

"A child's assemblage somesthesia rises 3 to 5 times faster than an adult's. When a kid is near successful a vehicle, that child's somesthesia tin emergence rapidly – and the concern tin rapidly go dangerous," according to the NHTSA.

This incidental is the seventh blistery car decease this year, according to the National Security Council's website. (Volusia County Sheriff's Office)

"In 2024, 39 children died of heatstroke successful vehicles — up 35% from 2023," according to a study connected the agency's website.

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Sebastian is the seventh blistery car decease this twelvemonth and the 115th kid successful Florida to dice successful a blistery car, the National Security Council's website said.