The 30-year-old mom of a 10-month-old boy who was killed on Saturday after being struck by a automobile within the driveway of an Ocean County, New Jersey residence, has been charged with driving and not using a license through the incident that left her youngster lifeless.
On Monday, legislation enforcement officers in Ocean County introduced that Wendy Castillo-Torres, 30, of Lakehurst, has been charged with driving and not using a license in an incident that prompted loss of life after she was, allegedly, behind the wheel of a automobile that struck and killed her 10-month-old son on Saturday.
The costs, officers stated, comply with an incident that occurred at about 6:15 p.m. on Saturday when officers responded to a report of an unresponsive youngster at a house alongside Grawtown Highway in Jackson Township, New Jersey.
There, officers stated, an toddler was injured after it was struck by a automobile within the driveway. The kid, officers stated, was taken to a close-by hospital the place it was pronounced lifeless.
In line with police, an investigation revealed that the kid was positioned in a bouncer seat between two autos within the driveway whereas the mom of the kid, Castillo-Torres, cleaned the autos.
In some unspecified time in the future, officers stated, Castillo-Torres, who didn’t possess a legitimate driver’s license on the time, entered one of many autos to maneuver it.
Nevertheless, investigators consider Castillo-Torres shifted the automobile into drive as an alternative of reverse and prompted the automobile to entice the toddler between each autos, main the boy to undergo lethal accidents.
“Our investigation indicates that this is a tragic accident, our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time,” Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer stated in an announcement on the fees.
An investigation is ongoing, officers stated.
