18-month-old dead after parents leave her in car after Fourth of July party: police

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A mother and father in Florida have been arrested and charged with manslaughter after police say they left their 18-month-old child in a car overnight. An autopsy of the toddler found she died of hyperthermia or overheating.

Joel and Jazmine Rondon, both 33, went to a Fourth of July party on Tuesday in Lakeland, Fla., with their three children, ages eight, six and 18 months. They didn’t arrive back at home until 3 a.m. on Wednesday.

After unloading the car, Joel went inside where Jazmine was already in bed and fell asleep. He woke up around 10 a.m. for work and noticed an hour later that the 18-month-old was gone.

After searching through the house, he went out to the car and found the toddler still strapped to her car seat, unresponsive.

Police reported that the parents were remorseful and admitted to drinking and using marijuana at the party the night before. Drug tests for both came back positive for alcohol and marijuana, and Joel also tested positive for meth.

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