UPDATE: Police say father drank before twins died in car
CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) – Police in Carrolton, Georgia say they do believe alcohol was involved in the deaths of 15-month-old twin girls who died after being left in a hot car outside their home.
Captain Chris Dobbs said Friday that 24-year-old Asa North “had been consuming alcoholic beverages” before leaving his toddlers in the car.
Investigators are working to determine how long the girls were left in the car, but with temperatures in the 90s, it would take only a few minutes for the heat to become unbearable.
Police took a blood sample for alcohol and are awaiting results. North has been jailed on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct.
Father arrested in deaths of twin girls found in hot car
CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) – Authorities have arrested the father in the deaths of 15-month-old twin girls found in a hot car in west Georgia.
News outlets report Asa North of Carrollton was arrested early Friday. Online jail records show North is charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of reckless conduct.
Carrollton police say someone discovered the twins unresponsive in the back seat of an SUV parked in front of a duplex Thursday night.
Arriving officers found people holding the girls in a nearby baby pool, trying to cool the children off. Some had ice packs.
The twins were taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
Police said the mother was in Atlanta at the time.
It isn’t immediately clear if North has an attorney.
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