Tag: jace leslie

Florida toddler dies after he’s left in a hot car for 8 hours, but prosecutors drop charges against the woman who left him

Hot car deaths

A Florida mother wants to know why prosecutors dropped charges against a former friend who left her 20-month-old son in the back seat of her car while she went to work. Dougkindra Wallace, 35, was initially charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child and neglect of a child in connection with the death of Jace …

Manslaughter

September 23, 2020

Elementary school teacher forgets toddler, leaves him in hot car for 8 hours on 105-degree day: Police

Police say the teacher was “distracted” on the phone and forgot to drop off the boy at daycare

child neglect

September 14, 2020

Tot boy found dead in hot car after caregiver doesn’t drop him off at daycare: Reports

Authorities in Florida are investigating after a 1-year-old boy was reportedly found dead in a car on Friday. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Jace Leslie was found deceased in a vehicle parked outside a Pine Hills home. WESH reported that the residence the toddler was discovered dead outside of was also used as an …