A one-vehicle accident in Central involving 11 children results in the driver, Leticia Brothers, who is also the mother of all the children, facing cruelty to juvenile charges. Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran said when officers arrived on the scene after 10 PM Sunday night along Sullivan Road, they noticed an SUV had flipped several times.
“Two of the children were transported by EMS along with the mother and one child that had been ejected out of the vehicle was transported by AirMed,” said Corcoran.
The remaining children were taken to a local hospital treated and released. The children range in ages from 4 to 16.
Corcoran said because no one was wearing a seatbelt, 34-year-old Brothers of Baton Rouge faces 11 charges of cruelty to a juvenile, 11 counts of child not restrained, driving with a suspended license, and without insurance. He said it’s a miracle no one was killed.
“We’re lucky that there wasn’t a fatality of a child or anyone. The vehicle was not safe, the vehicle didn’t even have a back glass in it. It had a plastic bag for the back of the vehicle,” said Corcoran.
Brothers was issued a summons for her arrest because she went to the hospital after the accident. Corcoran said everyone has been released from the hospital and the injuries were minor considering the severity of the crash. He said when children are in your car it’s your responsibility to keep them as safe as possible.
“Buckle them up, you’re their caretaker, their safety is in your hands, and if you don’t buckle them up something terrible can happen,” said Corcoran.
The Advocate reports that in 2015 the state removed Brother’s nine children from her home after they were found with little food and no beds.
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