Fla. Woman Allegedly Crashed Her Car with Baby Inside, Then Told Witness Not to Call 911: Police

Police allege that Josefina Lopez was also drunk at the time of the crash

A Florida mother is charged with driving under the influence and child abuse after she allegedly crashed her car and left her baby in the backseat after the wreck.

According to an arrest affidavit obtained by PEOPLE, Josefina Lopez is accused of crashing her car in a ditch in Clermont, Fla., with her baby on July 25.

When police responded to the scene, the affidavit alleges, Lopez was standing outside the vehicle — which had rolled onto its side — and hadn’t attempted to rescue the baby from the car.

Lopez told the responding officer that she was the driver of the car and claimed she was sober even though she hadn’t been asked if she had been drinking, the affidavit alleges. The officer alleged that he could smell alcohol on her breath and that Lopez’s eyes were “glassy” and “bloodshot.”

Lopez allegedly told police she had tried to make a U-turn after missing a turn when the vehicle flipped over.

The baby was rescued from the car.

A witness told police, according to the affidavit, that after the crash, she saw Lopez exit the car and heard her allegedly say, “Don’t call 911, don’t call 911, help me get my baby, he’s in the car.”

After a minute, the witness said Lopez was on the phone and allegedly said, “Dad, you have to get down here, they already called 911.”

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Police say Lopez was arrested on suspicion of DUI, abuse, aggravated abuse and neglect of a child.

It is not immediately clear if she has entered a plea or retained an attorney.

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