Man left 5-year-old inside locked, hot car in Coconut Creek, police say

A man is facing child neglect charges after police say he left a 5-year-old girl locked inside a hot car for nearly an hour Wednesday in Coconut Creek.

According to police, 33-year-old Jean Adoux left his niece inside his vehicle with the windows rolled up outside a restaurant along West Hillsboro Boulevard. The temperature outside was 85 degrees.

A witness who drove up to the shopping center saw the child inside the car, crying and banging on the windows, police said…

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