A Central Florida father was arrested in the death of an 18-month-old who was left helplessly in a hot truck.
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Ormond Beach Police Department arrested 33-year-old Scott Allen Gardner.
Gardner is responsible for the death of his 18-month-old son Sebastian, who was left helpless in a hot truck for more than three hours while Gardner got a haircut and then went drinking inside Hanky Panky’s Lounge, according to law enforcement. Medical personnel estimate that the child had been dead for at least an hour by the time he arrived at the hospital.
Gardner was charged with Felony First-Degree Murder, Aggravated Child Abuse and Neglect of a Child Causing Great Bodily Harm.
During the investigation, Gardner gave multiple false accounts of what occurred that day.
It was estimated by medical personnel that Sebastian’s body temperature reached 111 degrees during this tragedy. The same OBPD officer who tried to revive Sebastian placed Gardner in handcuffs as he was taken into custody at his mother’s home in Ormond Beach.
The case against Gardner was investigated by the Ormond Beach Police Department and the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
