S.A. v. Department of Children & Family Services

S.A. appeals from a decision of the trial court adjudicating her two children dependent. We affirm.

S.A. was observed driving recklessly, i.e., driving into oncoming traffic and making turns across several lanes of traffic, on a major roadway in Tampa, Florida, as though she were trying to cause a serious accident. When stopped by Officer Hogue of the Tampa Police, S.A. stated that she was trying to kill herself.1 The two children were also in the car. S.A. was taken to a local hospital, where she checked herself in for observation but was not immediately allowed to leave. The children were…