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Mother, who had been drinking, let child walk 19 miles to school without phone, says Bexar Sheriff
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A mother was arrested after being accused of letting her child, who is under the age of 12, walk 19 miles from a West Side neighborhood to school, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office. Lucia Victoria Marie Cruz, 35, has been charged with abandoning or endangering a child in imminent danger of bodily injury, court records show. She was booked into the Bexar County jail Wednesday evening and later released early Thursday morning after posting bond. A magistrate judge ordered Cruz not to purchase, possess, own, or use any firearms as a condition of bond. Deputies arrived at a home in the 15100 block of Orpheus Way, between Potranco Road and Medina Valley, for a welfare check after a witness spotted the child about a mile from home, a BCSO incident report says. The witness told authorities the child was trying to stay off the roadway but was forced closer to passing traffic because of cactus and brush along the roadside. ALSO READ: Woman accused of drunk driving after attempting to evade authorities The witness then contacted the school, and a school resource officer met the witness and the child. The sheriff's office said the child did not have a cell phone and had no way to communicate in case of an emergency. The child told deputies that their mother, Cruz, and her boyfriend had been arguing the night before and that Cruz had been drinking and allegedly passed out. According to authorities, the child said they woke their mother the next morning and she asked them to walk to school. When deputies went to the home, they spoke with Cruz and her boyfriend. Authorities said Cruz confirmed she was aware the child had walked to school. The child's father later responded to the school and told officials he has custody under an existing custody agreement, though the child was in the mother's care at the time of the incident. Child Protective Services was notified by the school district police. This article originally published at Mother, who had been drinking, let child walk 19 miles to school without phone, says Bexar Sheriff.