‘Had no intent on returning’: Mom ditches thirsty and hungry kids in Uber for hours, ignores driver’s pleas to come pick them up, cops say

A Florida woman allegedly left her kids alone in an Uber for two hours while ignoring the driver’s calls to come retrieve her children.

Emily Sabogal, 32, stands accused of child neglect and unlawful child desertion, according to police in Sunrise. An arrest report obtained by Law&Crime said cops responded around 11 p.m. Friday to a report about two unattended children. The Uber driver said he picked up Sabogal and her two kids earlier in the night.

Sabogal was holding a cup with what the driver believed to be alcohol, the affidavit said. She allegedly kept repeating in Spanish “he thinks I’m stupid” before she grabbed his phone and canceled the ride. She then gave him $10 and asked him to turn onto NW 108th Ave from NW 50th Street, where she asked the driver to stop, according to the driver…

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