Mom arrested after toddler falls out of moving car in traffic; video is nail-biting

A 35-year-old mother has been arrested following terrifying footage of a toddler falling out of a moving vehicle.

The woman, Jacqueline Hernandez, has been charged with felony child abuse after a video began making its way around social media. In the footage, a small child can be seen falling from the vehicle and nearly being run over. The mother stops the vehicle suddenly, nearly causing a collision with the car behind her, before running out and retrieving the child from the road.

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NEW: Fullerton PD has arrested the mother of the 19-month-old child seen falling out of the SUV in this video.

It happened on January 20th and this video started circulating on social media.

The child was hospitalized but is expected to make a full recovery. The mother was… pic.twitter.com/oLIqqPXznH

— Bianca Buono (@abc7bianca) January 26, 2026

The 19-month-old was taken to the hospital and is expected to fully recover. Meanwhile, the Fullerton Police Department reveals that a witness came forward with information that resulted in Hernandez’s arrest.

X users reacted to the video:

Good I hope she learns a hard lesson. She is lucky her baby survived this incident SMH. That intersection has a lot of accidents so she is lucky those cars were paying attention and stopped 💯

— Timo (@CaliFunk2) January 26, 2026

I’ve done a lot of stupid things as a mom, but losing a kid during a U-turn is not one of them.

— Cathy the Braves Girl⚾️🇺🇸⚾️ (@Gap422) January 27, 2026

Why in the heck was it riding in the front seat. Mother needs to be charged with negligence

— Johnno (@Johnnogc) January 26, 2026

That was way too close.

How is that child not safely in their car seat? Insane. Glad they will be ok.

— corteo (@CorteoNft) January 27, 2026

All I see is an angel stepped in front of that car and stopped it just in time.

— enilda rivera (@rivera_eni55529) January 27, 2026

What the actual fuck?!?! I can’t even form words except I hope that baby is okay and is taken care of by someone that cares for it. That piece of shit DOES NOT care!

— Drunk_Momma (@DrunkMomma) January 27, 2026

Why dafuq was the baby in the front seat? 🤦‍♂️ Probably got a hold of the car for handle and pulled it while she turned and he flew out. 35 years old and not knowing to put the child in the bank with child lock on door is insane. Unfit mother there

— OI3AIVIAISBLACK (@yogranny86) January 27, 2026

Yeah lock her up

— LambZ☆ (@lambzy420) January 27, 2026

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