Pittsburgh-area mother charged after leaving kids unattended inside SUV while doing shots inside Montour Hotel bar

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A Pittsburgh-area woman is accused of leaving two young children unattended in a vehicle in the parking lot of a Coraopolis bar.

According to the criminal complaint, Coraopolis police officers were shown security footage of a woman doing two shots of whiskey inside the Montour Hotel and Lounge. But all the while, her two kids were allegedly alone in a vehicle. 

Coraopolis police were called to the Montour Hotel and Lounge around 5 p.m. Sunday night for a report of a vehicle that was left running in the parking lot with a child inside.

The criminal complaint detailed how police were about to open the vehicle when 32-year-old Jaclyn Movitch appeared from the entrance of the bar and told officers it was her SUV, and that it was already unlocked. 

The complaint said once they opened the vehicle, the officers found a 1-year-old boy and a 6-year-old boy in the vehicle. Police noted that there was only one car seat. 

Court documents said the Stowe Township woman told police that she just ran into the Montour Hotel to use the restroom and that she left the air on.

Police said that the manager of the bar showed them security footage where they could see Movitch doing two double shots of whiskey within two minutes of one another, and it also showed that she was inside the bar for 18 minutes.

Movitch is facing one count of leaving an unattended child in a vehicle and two counts of endangering the welfare of children. 

Police said Movitch's relative was called to pick up the little boys and Movitch was taken to the police department.

She's scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on the morning of October 17th.