Tow Truck Driver Charged After Towing Car With Child Inside

Incident Overview

• 🚨 A tow truck driver was arrested and charged with felony neglect of a child after towing a vehicle with a 4-year-old girl inside.
• 🚗 The incident occurred when the child's father briefly parked his car in a fire lane outside a Sunrise restaurant.

The Towing Incident

• ⏱️ The tow truck driver allegedly hitched the car and began driving away within seconds of the father entering the restaurant.
• 🏃 The father witnessed the tow and ran to the truck, banging on the window and shouting that his daughter was inside.

Child's Ordeal and Injuries

• 👧 The 4-year-old girl was in the back seat of the car during the tow.
• ⚠️ During the ordeal, the rear passenger door opened, and the child jumped out of the moving vehicle at a busy intersection. -🩹 The child sustained minor, superficial injuries and was treated at the hospital.

Driver's Arrest and Charges

• 👮 Sunrise police arrested the tow truck driver, identified as 34-year-old Sergio Suarez.
• ⚖️ He was charged with one count of neglect of a child without great bodily harm.
• 💰 Suarez was granted a $10,000 bond and has since bonded out of jail.
• 🚫 His driving privileges have been suspended.

Legal Proceedings

• 👨‍⚖️ The tow truck driver appeared in court, where the judge granted his bond.
• ✅ The father confirmed his daughter was okay, which was noted as good news by officers.