FAIRBANKS — An Alaska woman accused of leaving her two young children in a car when it was nearly 30 degrees below zero has been given jail time.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (http://is.gd/LGKFNd) 26-year-old Kristin Smith of Fairbanks was sentenced Wednesday to three months in jail after pleading guilty to misdemeanor reckless endangerment.
Alaska State Troopers say it was 28 degrees below zero when Smith left her two children — ages 3 and 4 — in a car one January morning after the vehicle slid off the road and got stuck in a ditch.
Authorities say the children were in the car for about 20 minutes before a passer-by found them sitting by themselves wearing little clothing.
Troopers interviewed Smith later in the day. She told them she left the kids in the car and walked a quarter-mile to her husband’s house, where she took a prescription medication and fell asleep.
Comments (4)
Add commentAt first I was a bit
At first I was a bit sympathetic, what's a mother to do when stuck in the snow? But then I quickly became appalled with her drug abuse. These kids will get a good break from a bad mother. Fortunately they're still alive.
As did I
Holy! At first I was thinking how harsh the state can be when a mother is doing the best she can...then I read the end. Those kids should be removed from the home is OCS isn't involved!
Proper Sentence
Sorry sperm receptor but you almost killed these small children with your idea of loving care so it is obvious the children need to be in the hands of a person who will really care for their complete well being. Five years incarceration and five years of deep therapy before any additional dialog regarding children.
loving home
I hope the kids get a good loving home