Man arrested after allegedly leaving son in hot car to die while he went drinking

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (TCN) -- A 33-year-old father is in custody on suspicion of leaving his young child in a hot truck for over three hours, leaving him to die. According to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, on June 6, Scott Gardner allegedly left his 18-month-old son in the vehicle while he went to get a haircut and then went drinking at Hanky Panky's Lounge. Medical personnel determined the toddler's body temperature reached 111 degrees. Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood said Gardner went outside at one point to investigate the bartender's car after someone had hit it, but he

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