BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Silver Creek couple is facing criminal charges after state police say their four-year-old child was found wandering alone on the New York State Thruway.
Robert Lyman, 31, and Mikayla Miller, 30, are charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
Police said troopers responded to the westbound thruway in Silver Creek for reports of a child on the side of the road around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
According to state police, a driver spotted the child, pulled over, called 911, and kept the child out of harm's way until troopers arrived.
Investigators say Lyman and Miller's residence is not far from thruway. At the time of the incident, Child Protective Services was making an unannounced visit and discovered the child was not home. As the couple started searching for the child, troopers say they noticed the state police vehicle's emergency lights.
Lyman and Miller were issued appearance tickets for the Town of Hanover Court.
