A San Antonio bus driver was shocked when he saw an infant sitting in the middle of the busy street of South Flores. Fortunately, the driver was able to stop the bus and rescue that same child. But the bus driver had the same question on his mind that most other people are probably wondering: Where were the parents?
NBC News reports that the child's father came running out onto the street that night after he had heard the bus's brakes and horn. The parents said that they had no idea of how their daughter Destiny Flores, who is now two-years-old -- one year after the incident, got out of the house. As a result, the parents may lose child custody.
This particular incident prompted Child Protective Services to get involved. The agency investigated the family and now has other reasons for concern.
Destiny's mother, Catherine Gonzalez, is now in a fight to keep custody of all three of her children. It's likely that she'll have to get Texas family law attorneys involved in her case, since Child Protective Services alleges that there are problems for the children in the household.
"It was an accident, that's all it was. It could happen to anybody in the world, you know?" the mother told NBC News. "I could have swore all my kids were in the back watching TV and they were doing fine. It was just the biggest accident and it hurts me."
The custody of the children will be determined at a hearing that will take place a few weeks from now.
Related Resources:
- Child Abuse Information by State (FindLaw)
- Parenting and the Law (FindLaw)
- Look For Texas Family Law Attorneys (FindLaw)
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