Woman charged after children found on Fla. highway wearing only diapers
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A driver spotted five young children narrowly avoiding danger on a Florida highway, trying to cross the road in nothing but their soiled diapers, investigators said Wednesday.
Deputies ultimately arrested a woman who said she was caring for the children in a nearby motel room, and didn't realize they'd left. The kids' ages are 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1, deputies told Fox 13.
The woman, identified as 24-year-old Samantha McCarthy, reportedly claimed she'd fallen asleep at the Motel 6 near Spring Hill, north of Tampa. Officials did not say whether she was related to the children.
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The driver stopped the kids before they could cross U.S. 19, according to investigators. They said the 1-year-old had a rash that may have been weeks old.
McCarthy was charged with child neglect. Bond was set at $5,000.