Fw: Felony charges filed in heat death of autistic man

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An event like this is proof that there is a need to seek a cure and/or

prevention for autism. A 20 year old should not get stuck in a car, unable to

open a door or call out for help.

 

 

 

http://www.philly. com/philly/ news/breaking/ 20100803_ Feds_file_ charges_in_

heat_death_ of_autistic_ man.html  Good news!

 

Bucks County prosecutors this afternoon filed felony neglect charges against a

suspended Woods Services counselor in the July 25 heat-related death of

Nevins, a severely autistic resident of the facility in Langhorne.

Stacey J. Strauss, 40, of Philadelphia, was charged with neglect of a

care-dependent person, involuntary manslaughter and recklessly endangering

another person after allegedly leaving Nevins, 20, in a parked van outside Woods

Services on a day of record heat.

" Mr. Nevins' death was not simply a tragic accident, " said a statement issued by

Heckler and Middletown Township Acting Public Safety Director McGinty.

" Rather, his death resulted from the criminal failure of the defendant to

discharge her assigned responsibilities. "

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