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SOUTH SALT LAKE — A woman is accused of leaving her child in a hot car for four hours while she apparently donated plasma.
According to charging documents, the woman was visiting CSL Plasma at 2978 S. State St. on July 9 when her 9-year-old son came into the business, hot and perspiring. A worker offered him some water and a cool place to sit, and then found his mother.
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Associated Retail Stores and Primary Children's Medical Center teamed up to remind parents it is never safe to leave children unattended in a vehicle.Some time after that, police were notified although the boy had said he didn't want to get his mom in trouble.
Documents state that when police arrived, it was a 99-degree day outside. The temperature inside the car was 120 degrees, with the windows cracked just a couple of inches.
The suspect, Andrea Noble, 33, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with class A misdemeanor child abuse.
