DELAND, Fla. – A woman was arrested Sunday afternoon after police said a child was found unresponsive in a vehicle as she was donating plasma.
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Officials with the DeLand Police Department said 911 calls were received around 4:30 p.m. over reports of an unresponsive child in the 300 block of New York Avenue.
Upon arrival, officials found a witness already administering CPR to the 3-year-old child. First responders later transported the child to an area hospital in critical condition.
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(DeLand Police Department photo)
The investigation revealed that 27-year-old Latana Williams left the child in her car for two hours as she donated plasma, according to police.
Williams was taken to jail on a charge of child neglect.
Anyone with information on the incident is urged to call the DeLand Police Department at 386-626-7400.
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