Driver finds baby crawling across busy road; child unharmed

LAKEWOOD, N.J. – Authorities say a baby girl found crawling across a busy New Jersey street was unharmed after a neighbour and passing motorist came to her aid.

The child was spotted around 5 p.m. Saturday in Lakewood.

The motorist, Cory Cannon of Eatontown, told the Asbury Park Press he saw the girl on Joe Parker Road and initially thought she was a toy. But when he saw the child moving, he got out of his car to stop traffic.

At that same time, a neighbour got the baby and returned the child home.

Authorities say the baby may have left through a door that was left open by an older sibling. A woman at the home called the matter “an accident.”

It wasn’t clear how long the child was on the roadway.

The case remains under investigation.

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Information from: Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, http://www.app.com