MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- A mother and a father are accused of leaving a 2-year-old child inside a hot car in Mooresville, police say.
Mooresville Police responded to a call from a Verizon Wireless store on River Highway. A caller told authorities a woman exited her car and left a small child behind. The car was not running and the windows were up, according to police.
"She was in a right place at the right time, divine intervention if you will," said Gerald Childress, Mooresville deputy police chief. "Had she not been there, we may be looking at a totally different situation here."
The child was treated at the scene and was not taken to the hospital.
Police later located and arrested the driver, identified as 30-year-old Sarah Hunt, and 27-year-old Brandon Burris. Both were charged with misdemeanor child abuse and were transported to Iredell County jail
"You shouldn't leave a child in a hot vehicle for any length of time, whether it's just to run in a store or run out or whatever the case may be,” Childress said.
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