A man and a woman were arrested Sunday following a possible child-endangerment incident in Palmdale that ended with a vehicle crashing into a wall and five children hospitalized with minor injuries.
The incident began Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Ninth Street East and Avenue Q, where an adult was reportedly seen dragging two children toward a vehicle, that subsequently crashed into a wall, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Oscar Martinez.
All five children were taken to a hospital and later released, and were put in the custody of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, Martinez said.
A videographer spoke to authorities at the scene, including Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel, and reported that the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station received a call of child abuse about 1:30 p.m., when a “disheveled” woman was seen forcing several kids into a Nissan sedan with no license plates.
Two children were unclothed at the time of the crash, and were covered with blankets, according to the videographer, who described the five children as three girls and two boys between the ages of 1 and 7.
The circumstances surrounding the incident remained under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.