Posted on 02/11/2005 11:04:17 AM PST by Kaslin
ORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The mother of a newborn boy who survived being tossed out of a moving car has been identified and interviewed by investigators, authorities said Friday.
"It is my belief ... that this person is the birth mother of the child," Broward County Sheriff Ken Jenne told reporters.
The sheriff also said that the interview with the unidentified woman "puts a whole new light on this story" but he gave no specifics. A news conference was planned for later in the day to provide more details.
"We do believe at this point ... that we will soon have an admission to the birth of the child," Jenne said.
The boy, believed to be less than an hour old, was thrown out of a car alongside a busy street Thursday afternoon, police said.
The 8-pound, 2-ounce boy, whose umbilical cord was still attached, survived with minor injuries and was hospitalized in good condition Friday. Nurses at the hospital have nicknamed the child Johnny.
State law lets a mother leave a baby at any medical facility or fire station within three days of birth without any questions asked.
"That provides parents or women with an option. You don't have to just abandon your child in way that would endanger his or her life," said Veda Coleman-Wright, a sheriff's office spokeswoman.
A woman stopped and found the baby inside a small plastic bag. She scooped him up and took him to a nearby sheriff's office, and he was transferred to Broward General Medical Center.
The good Samaritan, who originally thought the couple had thrown a puppy out the window, was "very distraught, very upset," Jenne said. The woman's name was not released.
Investigators had been searching for a white, older-model large sedan that witnesses observed leaving the scene. The baby's rescuer told investigators she observed a man and woman arguing inside the vehicle. But she saw only the back of their heads, Jenne said, and could not provide a good description.
North Lauderdale is about 15 miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale.
In a photo released by the Broward County Sheriff's Office, a newborn boy, believed to be hours old, who was thrown from a car onto a street, is shown in the hospital, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The boy was rescued by a woman passing by the scene in her car. No other information on the baby's identity is known. (AP Photo/Broward County Sheriff's Office)
She should be sterilized
I hope there is no consideration of giving this baby back to the mother!
Lets wait a bit, there is more to this story than we know right now.
It's not too hard to prove. Duh!
Hmm, I think you're right.
"I hope there is no consideration of giving this baby back to the mother!"
I hope so, too. Too many people out there who cannot have children would love to have this child. Poor little guy.
I hope so too
she needs a good 'ol fashion stoning . . . I mean that in a nice way
Immediately
I think there is less.
Less sanctity of life...following 32 years of the Roe v.Wade group mentality.
We are indeed a troubled species.
"there is more to this story than we know right now."
All I need to know is that she threw her 1-hour old baby out the window.
Kill her immediately.
"following 32 years of the Roe v.Wade group mentality"
Roe V Wade has no place in this discussion here. This woman did NOT get an abortion but decided to carry the baby to term.
"We are indeed a troubled species."
I hit 'Post' too quick, as I wanted to whole-heartedly agree with your sentiment here.
NAWWW, just toss her worthless ass out of a semi truck doing 70 mph...
More to the story? Like perhaps the baby put itself in the plastic bag and threw itself out of the car? 
Well, after her sentence of 6 months probation and "parenting" classes, she'll regain custody (if she loses it) and all will be forgotten. Until, a few years from now when her boyfriend shakes the baby to death.
It could be that the male in the car threw the child out.
if you're so bloodthirsty, you COULD always join the religion of peace.
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