Good Samaritans credited with helping 3-year-old girl in danger
LAKE MARY, Fla. - A Wendy’s employee stepped in to help save a three-year-old girl from danger. Amber Moreno says she walked out of Wendy’s and heard the girl crying.
Father facing multiple charges, including child neglect
The backstory:
"A man was like laying in the back where the dumpster is, but I couldn’t see the kid," said Moreno. "So, I had to step a little closer."
That’s when Moreno says she saw the three-year-old girl on the ground underneath the man.
"He couldn’t talk," said Moreno. "So, I just asked the little girl to come with me."
Court documents identify the man as 41-year-old Luke Fletcher. Witnesses say Fletcher was seen stumbling around the Wendy’s parking lot and falling to the ground multiple times while carrying the three-year-old girl. Moreno says the little girl was crying and shivering cold.
"We tried to get her a sweater, we gave her warm food, we sat her down with us," said Moreno. "I mean she was only talking with me."
Lake Mary investigators say they found Fletcher slumped over the steering wheel of a car. He is now facing multiple charges, including child neglect and DUI.
"The child could have been seriously injured if he chose to drive. We don’t know if he drove to that location," said Lake Mary Police Department PIO Claudia Umana. "If he would have left, driving, and something would have happened where he would have gotten into a car crash or hit somebody, the child could have been seriously injured or even killed."
Officer Claudia Umana says the little girl will be okay, and she’s now in her mother’s care thanks to Moreno's quick action.
"I mean it’s a kid, you know. If you hear that something’s happening and a kid is involved, you should do something," said Moreno. "It’s a little one’s life."
What's next:
Court documents show Fletcher has posted bond, and he’s expected to be back in court on March 4.
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