Infant dies after being left in van at Westside preschool

Jacksonville, FL — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office confirms an infant has died, after being left in a preschool van for about five hours.

The investigation is centered on Ewing’s Love & Hope Preschool & Academy on Lenox Avenue. JSO says a little girl who’s only a few months old was not breathing when she was found in a car seat in the back of the van around 1PM. It’s believed she had been there since 8AM, when she was picked up by the preschool and taken to the facility.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department tried to resuscitate the infant at the scene, according to JSO. She was transported to Wolfson Children’s Hospital, but JSO says she has died.

The preschool has 14 children at this time. None of the other children were hurt.

JSO says they are meeting with the State Attorney’s Office to determine what charges are appropriate in this case, and whether those will be filed. No arrests have been made at this time.

Ewing’s Love & Hope Preschool & Academy is inspected by the Florida Department of Children and Families. Online records show the most recent inspection was last month, and there were no violations found.

This is a developing story that will be updated in to the afternoon.