Miami-Dade County

Toddler in car seat falls out of moving car, Miami cops say

A two-year-old, who fell out of a moving vehicle while strapped to a car seat, was released from the hospital Saturday, police said.

According to Miami Police, “the car sear was not buckled in correctly and the door was also not closed correctly.”

“The vehicle turned and the car seat with child fell out,” Miami police spokesman Michael Vega told the Miami Herald.

The incident, police say, happened near Northwest 15th Ave and 37th Street on Friday at around 8:30 p.m. The father of the toddler, who was not identified, was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

The child’s condition is unknown.

This story was originally published April 20, 2019 at 10:37 PM.

Monique O. Madan
Miami Herald
Monique O. Madan covers immigration and enterprise; she previously covered breaking news and local government. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald and The Dallas Morning News. In 2019 she was a Reveal Fellow at the Center for Investigative Reporting. She’s a graduate of Harvard University, Emerson College and The Honors College at Miami Dade College. A note to tipsters: If you want to send Monique confidential information, her email and mailbox are open. You can find all her stories here: moniqueomadan.com. You can also direct message her on social media and she’ll provide encrypted Signal details. Support my work with a digital subscription
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