Drayton Valley man facing charges after leaving infant in car

A Drayton Valley man is facing a child abandonment charge after leaving his baby in a vehicle while he visited a Calmar bar. 

On March 16 just after 10:30 p.m., Leduc RCMP were called to a complaint of a possible impaired driver in Calmar. A witness found the driver who appeared intoxicated, pulled over on the side of the road near a Calmar bar. 

The driver left his unheated, unlocked car, abandoning the child who was not dressed for winter travelling conditions, while he went into the bar for drinks,” according to police. After being in the bar for a period of time, the driver disclosed that he had a child with him. A concerned citizen went out to his car and found the two-month-old child alone, cold, in distress and improperly dressed for the weather. 

The child was cared for by some concerned citizens until police arrived and then taken via ambulance to the Leduc Hospital. At last check, the child is now okay.