Dad Arrested After 8-month-old Injured in Wreck
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
The search for a father who left the scene of an accident where his eight month old son was hurt is now over. Attenro Foster turned himself in today after being on the run for two days.
Foster was taken into custody this afternoon on charges of reckless endangerment, leaving the scene of an accident, failing to render aid, filing a false report, and aggravated child neglect.
The charges all stem from an incident Monday. That’s when police say Foster was in a car accident on Talley Road with his baby inside. It’s not clear whether the child was properly restrained.
Police say Foster brought the 8-month-old home to the mother and left, without telling her or anyone else about the accident.
Over the course of the next day, the mother began noticing her son was screaming and crying constantly, and both his legs were swollen.
Doctors at TC Thomspon told her that the baby had broken both of its legs: one of the legs was broken in two places. Doctors told authorities the injuries were the result of some kind of violent incident. It was at that time that police say Foster told the mother of his son that they’d been in a crash.
Police located Foster Wednesday afternoon and arrested him. Detectives say they can’t understand why he allowed his son to suffer for 24 hours. He remains in the Hamilton County jail. It’s unclear whether Foster knew the extent of the child’s injuries at the time of the accident.
-What an asshole.