Port St. Lucie woman accused of leaving 6-year-old in car while at bar

PORT ST. LUCIE — A local mother was arrested Wednesday and accused of leaving her 6-year-old daughter in the car while she drank at a bar, then later driving the car and crashing it, according to an arrest affidavit.

Amber Burford, 28, of the 400 block of Southwest Ewing Avenue, was charged with child neglect without great bodily harm and driving under the influence, according to the report.

Soon after midnight Wednesday, Port St. Lucie police were called to Mumbles Pub, in the 1000 block of Southwest Bayshore Boulevard, after a bartender noticed the 6-year-old in the car while she served Burford, according to the report. The bartender took the drink away from Burford, and Burford left the bar.

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About half an hour later, the officer was called to the 1100 block of Southwest Hogan Street for a car crash, according to the report. When he arrived, he saw Burford's car in the front yard of the home where she'd crashed into a parked boat.

Burford was standing outside her vehicle and smelled of alcohol, according to the report. Police found an open bottle of wine in the back of the car and a wine opener with a cork still on it in the cup holder.

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The St. Lucie County Fire District transported Burford and the girl to a hospital, according to the report.

Burford was released from the St. Lucie County Jail on Wednesday after paying $10,500 bail.

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