‘Our family has been broken’: Family of man with autism who died after being left in hot van sues caregiving company
Above normal temperatures cover inland areas today in the mid-80s. Highs stay in the 80s until a front passes by Sunday night.Keep your drink cold longer with these tumblers. See more Insider Deals here.‘Our family has been broken’: Family of man with autism who died after being left in hot van sues caregiving companyIn the front seat: Robert’s mother and father . Robert and his sister Sara Bodack are in the back seat.
Bodack was left in the van with no air conditioning from the morning hours until mid-afternoon. The complaint states the outside temperatures were in the mid-90s that day. “We trusted his caregivers with his life and expected they would keep him safe and happy,” Sara said. The lawsuit accuses Florida Mentor of not taking action against the employees who were in charge of Bodack that day and said the center hired and retained employees who were “incompetent, unfit and unqualified to care for residents such as Robert Bodack.”