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    Anaheim woman charged with child abuse after toddler is hit by car
    • February 27, 2025

    A 31-year-old woman was charged Tuesday with child abuse and endangerment when police said a 2-year-old boy got out of her house in Anaheim and was hit by a car.

    Jackalin Yanet Zayas was charged with one felony count of child abuse and endangerment for the toddler struck by a car and four misdemeanor counts of child abuse and endangerment for four other children under her care, according to court records.

    Zayas called police about 5 a.m. Sunday to report the toddler missing, Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Matt Sutter said. Investigators later determined the boy was at a hospital where doctors and nurses had not yet identified him, Sutter said.

    Zayas was outside talking to a friend nearby when the toddler got out of the house, Sutter said.

    The toddler was struck by a car at West Street and Orangewood Avenue about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, said Garden Grove Police Department Sgt. Nick Jensen. The boy sustained fractures and road rash, Jensen said.

    Matthew Joseph Torres, 31, of Garden Grove, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, Jensen said.

    Torres pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless driving causing injury in October 2022 along with infractions for driving too fast for conditions, yielding to approaching traffic and unsafe operation of a vehicle causing injury, according to court records. He later got the misdemeanor dismissed after completing probation, according to court records.

    ​ Orange County Register 

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