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DCF Worker Arrested For DUI Police Find Child In Back Seat

July 26, 2002
MIAMI

A Department of Children and Families caseworker is under arrest, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. But police say what she had in the back seat of her car is an even bigger outrage.

According to police, 56-year-old Mirla Pronga was found by officers, parked in the middle of the road along Biltmore Drive in Coral Gables on Thursday.

Officers said Pronga was asleep with the engine of her car still running. When they looked into the car, they allegedly found a crying 7-month-old baby girl in the back seat.

Police said they ordered Pronga out of the car, but that she was unable to stand on her own and smelled of alcohol.

Investigators said Pronga had taken custody of the baby from the foster parents in order to supervise a short visit with a biological parent.

Pronga was arrested and charged with DUI with a passenger under 18, and with child neglect. She has since been fired by DCF.

The infant is back in DCF custody.

DCF Response Secretary Kathleen Kearney, who has come under increasing fire as the head of the agency since the disappearance of Rilya Wilson was made public a few months ago, said she's thankful that through the quick actions of law enforcement, the child was found safe and unharmed.

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