Florida dad was arrested after a toddler died in a hot car
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a Florida dad He was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of his toddler while getting a haircut and drink earlier this month, according to law enforcement.
Scott Allen Gardner, 33, has been charged with manslaughter of child and child negligence that caused serious physical harm to the death of his 18-month-old son Sebastian, the Volsia Sheriff’s Office said.
Ormond Beach Police Department officials supported Gardner arrested.
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Scott Gardner, 33, is charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of his 18-month-old son in the hot car. (Vorcia County Sheriff’s Office)
Gardner’s son received a haircut on the afternoon of June 6th and “drinking inside the Hanky Panky lounge,” Gardner’s son “was powerless in the hot truck for more than three hours,” the sheriff’s office added that medical personnel estimated the infant’s temperature had reached 111 degrees.
The Sheriff’s Office also said Gardner gave “multiple false accounts” about what happened on the day Sebastian died.
Gardner, detained at his mother’s home in Ormond Beach, was handcuffed by the same Ormond Beach Officer The person who tried to revive his son.

Scott Gardner, 33, was arrested by the same Ormond Beach police officer who tried to revive his son. (Vorcia County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said, “Don’t leave your child in your car for any period, for any period,” and “rolling or parking shady windows rarely changes the internal temperature of your vehicle.”
“A child’s temperature rises three to five times faster than an adult’s temperature. If a child is still in the car, the child’s temperature can rise rapidly, and the situation becomes dangerous quickly,” according to the NHTSA.

According to the National Security Council website, the incident marks the seventh hot car death of this year. (Vorcia County Sheriff’s Office)
“In 2024, 39 children died Vehicle heat stroke – According to the agency’s website report, an increase of 35% from 2023.
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Sebastian was the seventh time he died in a hot car this year, and Florida’s 115th child dies in a hot car, the National Security Council website said.