Citing Good Samaritan law, police don't charge woman who broke into hot car to save baby
Warned by a security guard that she could be arrested, Angela Radtke nonetheless broke into a hot car in a San Antonio parking lot and unlocked it.
Inside was a 1-year-old boy, hot and thirsty but OK, according to CNN and KENS.
“I don’t care if I get arrested; I’m going to save this baby,” Radtke said she thought to herself as she took action.
Police questioned Radtke, who said she sustained some cuts and scrapes as she crawled through the windshield after she busted it with a tire iron. However, she was not charged, because her conduct was covered by a state Good Samaritan law.
Surveillance footage showed the child’s father had been gone about 40 minutes. He told police he forgot the baby was in the car, and he was charged with child endangerment, the articles say.
They don’t include any comment from the unidentified man.
A child can die in a hot car in a relatively short period of time, and those responsible for such deaths can face criminal charges up to and including murder.
