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Phoenix PD: Driver arrested for child endangerment after overdosing in car with 2 young kids in the back

The children were unharmed, police said.
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Kayla Renteria booking photo.

PHOENIX — A person was arrested and another cited and released after they were found passed out in a car with two young children in the backseat, according to police.

According to police, 30-year-old Kayla Renteria was driving the vehicle and was arrested for child endangerment. Her adult passenger was cited and released for child endangerment charges.

Police said the car was parked outside the Walmart near 51st Avenue and Indian School Road in west Phoenix Wednesday night. 

The children were unharmed and placed with family, police said.  

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